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.
Having excess fat that interferes with your health and life. Having an excess accumulation of body fat, to the point that it severely interferes with your health and daily living. Morbid obesity is generally measured by percent (%) body fat or BMI (body mass index). Men: If you have more than 35% body fat, you are considered to be morbidly obese. Women: If you have more than 40% body fat, you are considered to be morbidly obese.