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Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002





|In connection with the
    Quarterly Report of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the
    period ended September 27, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
    the date hereof (the "Report"), Perry D. Odak, as Chief Executive Officer of the
    Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:
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|/s/ Perry D. Odak                          | 
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|Perry D. Odak, Chief
    Executive Officer | 
|November 10, 2003                          | 



This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.