{"id":2888,"date":"2022-07-06T11:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/?p=2870"},"modified":"2022-07-06T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:16:08","slug":"policymakers-can-do-more-to-help-manage-obesity-in-maine-umaine-researchers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/2022\/07\/06\/policymakers-can-do-more-to-help-manage-obesity-in-maine-umaine-researchers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Policymakers can do more to help manage obesity in Maine, UMaine researchers say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2854 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2022\/06\/Pebble-People-Running-290x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the University of Maine School of Nursing recently studied the obesity epidemic in Maine. 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