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 and Symptoms of Obesity: 1  More than overweight; losing control of weight gain. 2  Body Mass Index of 30 or greater. 3  Consumption of a largely extraneous amount of calories.  Sedentary lifestyle; thus continuing to pack calories in without burning any 1  off. Family members are also overweight or obese (learn by example)