Amway Nutrilite Health Institute Wellness Fund, WELL, is funding a first-of-its-kind research study that will analyze how changes in diet and lifestyle can impact long-term wellness and contribute to healthy aging.

Amway is giving $10 million to fund the independent study, which is being conducted by the Stanford Prevention Research Center – with no further involvement by Amway.
The company says its one of several investments the company is making to advance the “science of wellness.”

Last month Amway released the Global Phytonutrient Report, based on research commissioned by the Nutrilite Health Institute, which revealed that most adults fall short of consuming the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables.

Keith Randolph, Ph.D., nutrition technology strategist at the Nutrilite Health Institute, said: “WELL has the potential to help us better understand how diet – including, but not limited to, plant foods such as fruits and vegetables – can influence wellness and healthy aging.”

Research is expected to begin in 2015. The Wellness Living Laboratory will begin with thousands of volunteers in two locations – Santa Clara County, California (US), and China A range of health and lifestyle information will be collected from these volunteers and analyzed for at least five years to determine potential impacts that specific interventions may make. Researchers from the Stanford Prevention Research Center will author a series of scientific publications based on results over the next several years.