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 is a serious disease with symptoms that build slowly over an extended period of time. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) define morbid obesity as: 1  Being 100 pounds or more above your ideal body weight. 2  Or, having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or greater.3  Or, having a BMI of 35 or greater and one or more co-morbid conditions.he National Institutes of Health (NIH) define morbid obesity as: 1  Being 100 pounds or more above your ideal body weight. 2  Or, having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or greater. 3  Or, having a BMI of 35 or greater and one or more co-morbid conditions.