Publications by authors named "M Storz"

Article Synopsis
  • - National food guides, which should be based on scientific evidence, are increasingly influenced by corporate and political interests, undermining their reliability; thus, there's a need for an unbiased, sustainable Universal Food Guide for countries to use as a model.
  • - An integrative review was conducted to analyze existing evidence about food guides and dietary recommendations, focusing on conflicts of interest, the healthiest diet, the components of the Universal Food Guide, and its implications for health and the environment.
  • - The healthiest eating pattern identified is a whole food, low fat, plant-based diet (especially vegan) that avoids ultra-processed foods, which contrasts sharply with current national food guide recommendations driven by corporate interests; promoting this diet can reduce non-communic
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Background: International medical electives (IMEs) are considered high-impact practice in global health education. Nevertheless, international medical elective (IME) research remains scarce, with only a few new publications appearing each year. The discrepancy between the many unanswered questions regarding IMEs and the lack of opportunities to perform research in this field has been further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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There are currently more than 3.3 million prostate cancer (PC) survivors in the United States. Conformance with national dietary guidelines and a good diet quality may lower the risk for Gleason grade progression in PC patients.

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