320.991        Promoting Healthy Foods:

MSSNY will (1) continue to advocate for a healthy diet for all; (2) support legislative efforts to establish New York State nutritional standards within the educational system; (3) recommend to hospitals, schools, nursing homes, patients and its physician members that foods should meet the accepted nutritional standards; and, (4) together with the American Medical Association, promote and advocate legislation that promotes the availability of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods.  (HOD 2008-150; Reaffirmed HOD 2018)