USANA Health Sciences Announces Appointment of J. Scott Nixon to Board of Directors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Health Sciences Announces Appointment of J. Scott Nixon to Board of

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 5, 2017--USANA Health Sciences,

Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced the appointment of J. Scott Nixon to

the company's board of directors effective October 5, 2017. Mr. Nixon

joins the board as an independent director and brings a wealth of

accounting, finance, and corporate strategy expertise. The USANA board

now has eight members, five of whom are independent.

Myron W. Wentz, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, commented, "I'm very

pleased to welcome Scott Nixon to our board. He brings significant

finance, accounting, and industry experience - with over three decades

in international and domestic audit and business advisory services

across a variety of industries, including direct selling - which will

provide tremendous value to USANA."

Mr. Nixon commented, "Having spent several years working directly with

USANA, I am very familiar with the company's business and the strong

corporate values and commitment to health and nutrition that make it a

leader in its industry. I am honored to accept a seat on the company's

board of directors and look forward to contributing to USANA's future

Mr. Nixon, a certified public accountant, retired in 2015 as a partner

with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") where he spent over 31 years in

various roles including office managing partner and engagement partner

over public and private companies in many industries. His career

involved providing audit and business advisory services. Mr. Nixon was

involved in numerous complex filings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission on behalf of his clients. In 2007, Mr. Nixon returned from a

four-year assignment in S o Paulo, Brazil where he represented various

interests of the PwC global firm to the 18 member firms in South and

Central America, and led the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley

requirements in those countries.

Mr. Nixon serves on several boards of directors, including: (i) ProLung,

Inc., where he also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a

member of the Compensation Committee; (ii) Deseret Trust Company, where

he also serves as a member of the Audit and Executive Committees; (iii)

Utah State University Board of Trustees, where he also serves as

Chairman of the Audit Committee; and (iv) two other nonprofit boards of

directors. Mr. Nixon is a National Association of Corporate Directors

(NACD) Governance Fellow, the highest standard of credentialing for

directors and governance professionals. He holds both a Bachelor of Arts

and Master of Accounting from Utah State University.

USANA develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements,

healthy foods and personal care products that are sold directly to

Associates and Preferred Customers throughout the United States, Canada,

Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea,

Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Netherlands, the

United Kingdom, Thailand, France, Belgium, Colombia and Indonesia. More

information on USANA can be found at www.usana.com.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Richards, 801-954-7961

Dan Macuga, 801-954-7280