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.
Overall, the symptoms and consequences of obesity are similar: people gain weight and then fall outside of a healthy body weight range. To some extent and for the most part, obese people appear large in size compared to people of a similar height who fall within a healthy body weight range.he visual symptoms tend to be the most obvious characteristic of obesity. People who are overweight or obese will carry an excess of fatty tissue all over the body. As you become obese, you will notice changes in your weight.