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According to the American Heart Association obesity is the number one reason that greatly enhances mortality and morbidity among adolescence. The prevalence of obesity places children and adolescents at risk for many diseases and conditions. What is the common thread of obesity found in children and adolescence? Children that are susceptible to type II diabetes may have a genetic predisposition. However, the largest single contributor to the condition are unhealthy diets; followed by sedentary lifestyles (i.e., television viewing and computer use). For itself, sedentary lifestyles contribute to an already increasing and alarming rate of cardiovascular disease. ReferencesAmerican Heart Association. (n.d.). Cardiovascular conditions of childhood. Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiovascularConditionsofChildhood/Cardiovascular-Conditions-of-Childhood_UCM_314135_SubHomePage.jsp#Downey, M. (2001). Obesity as a disease entity . American Heart Journal, 142(6), 1091-1094. doe: 10.1067/mhj.2001.119421.Jelalian, E., & Hart, C. N. (2009). Pediatric obesity. In M. Roberts, & R. Steele, Handbook of pediatric psychology, (4th ed) (pp. 446–463). New York, New York: Guilford.Pulgarón, E. R. (2013). Childhood obesity: A review of increased risk for physical and psychological co-morbidities. Clinical Therapeutics, 35(1), A18–A32. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.12.014.Raj, M., & Kumar, R. K. (2010). Obesity in children & adolescents. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 132(5), 598-607. PMID:21150012.