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Obesity is a real problem in the U.S. currently. It is a disease that affects 34 percent of adults age 20 and over in the United States. This amounts to more than 72 million people. (http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/obesity/).

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Central Michigan University senior Joseph Maar smokes once or twice a week and has been smoking since he was 15 years old. Maar smokes both cigarettes and cigars.

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Central Michigan University senior Ross Somerville has been playing golf since he was in high school. No matter what the weather conditions are, Somerville is always excited about going out and playing golf.

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Central Michigan University junior Brett McMahon has a love for tennis. It is one of his favorite sports, and he is always competitive when he plays.

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Posing as a business man in front of Warriner Hall on Central Michigan University’s campus is CMU senior Trevor Streefkirk. Streefkirk wore a Kenneth Cole coat and carried a Swiss Army bag.

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This idea of hot dogs inside the belly of a pig is meant to represent being overweight and obsessed with food.