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.
1 Abdominal discomfort: Pain, cramping, bloating, nausea and gas may be felt by those with colon cancer. 2  Jaundice: Since the colon cancer has normally spread to the liver by stage 4, jaundice is also a symptom. 3  Other symptoms include unexplained fever, weight loss, fatigue, thrombosis. Abdominal discomfort: Pain, cramping, bloating, nausea and gas may be felt by those with colon cancer. 2  Jaundice: Since the colon cancer has normally spread to the liver by stage 4, jaundice is also a symptom. 3  Other symptoms include unexplained fever, weight loss, fatigue, thrombosis.