It was closed by the BRAC Commission in the 1990s and is now the headquarters for the Virginia National Guard. In May 2014 the U.S. Department of State selected Fort Pickett as the site of their Foreign Affairs Security Training Center, which will train 8,000 to 10,000 students a year, many of them diplomats.
Medical problems commonly resulting from untreated morbid obesity include the following: 1  Diabetes. 2  Hypertension. 3  Heart disease. 4  Stroke. Certain cancers, including breast and colon. 5  Depression. Osteoarthritis.
Causes of Morbid Obesity Weâve all heard the remarks about morbidly obese people â âThey have no willpower,â âThey eat too much.â In reality, with advances in medical and scientific research, we are learning that the causes of excess weight and morbid obesity are multiple and complex.