Exhibit 99

         USANA Acquires Manufacturer of Personal Care Products


    SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2003--USANA Health
Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) today announced that it has purchased for
cash all of the shares of a skin and personal care product
manufacturer with annual sales of just over $4 million. The terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
    USANA president, Dave Wentz, commented, "This acquisition provides
USANA with first-class manufacturing capability and world-class
formulation expertise, allowing us to bring the production of our
Sense(TM) product line completely in-house. We expect that the
existing revenues, combined with the efficiencies gained through
vertical integration, should contribute 1 to 2 cents in quarterly
earnings per share."
    USANA develops and manufactures high-quality nutritionals,
personal care and weight management products that are sold directly
to Preferred Customers and Associates throughout the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the
United Kingdom. More information on USANA can be found at
http://www.usanahealthsciences.com.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements, which involve a
number of risks and uncertainties, including reliance upon the
company's independent Associate network, government regulation of
products, manufacturing and marketing, and risks associated with
international expansion. Those statements include the statements that
(1) "We expect that the existing revenues, combined with the
efficiencies gained through vertical integration, should contribute
1 to 2 cents in quarterly earnings per share." The contents of
this release should be considered in conjunction with the warnings and
cautionary statements contained in USANA's most recent filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K.


    CONTACT: USANA Health Sciences Inc., Salt Lake City
             Riley Timmer, 801-954-7100
             investor.relations@us.usana.com