Question: I believe that your job is very important in our everyday lives. Obesity has a huge effect on people all over the world. I am interested in this topic too. What made you interested in it?

Katie Pickering answered on 11 Nov 2014:

I guess becuase I am so into my sport and always have been that at first I wanted to understand why some people aren’t and how I could encourage them to like it as much as i do. For a long time I have understood how important it is to be active and healthy and reduce the chance of getting a disease that could be prevented if I lived a healthy life. I am in the is area as I know that it is quite difficult to understand all the health messages we are constantly told about such as 5 a day, and how much exercise to do and what type etc. I want to help educate people on what all those confusing messages mean, and help them to become healthier.