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.
Obesity-Condition and Symptoms. Obesity is a condition in which the food taken in by an individual exceeds the amount of energy expended to the extent that the person experiences an excessive amount of weight gain. A person with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 and over is considered to have morbid Obesity.