Fiona Farringdon
University of Notre Dame Australia
7 Papers
7 Citations
Fiona Farringdon is an academic researcher from University of Notre Dame Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food group & Food choice. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications.
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In their own words: A qualitative study exploring influences on the food choices of university students.
TL;DR: Current health promotion nutrition messages were perceived irrelevant given the focus on long-term health risks and the desire to look a particular way was the major influence on food choices.
Don't know, don't care or confused: what do Australian adolescents know about Australian Dietary Guidelines?
Fiona Farringdon,Beth Hands,Paola Chivers +2 more
- 16 Apr 2018
TL;DR: Body image emerged as the strongest influence over food preference with media reinforcing girl's want to be thin and boy's desire to be muscular.
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Food for thought: Exploring associations between knowledge of the Healthy Living Pyramid, the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and food group intake among Western Australian adolescents.
TL;DR: The positive associations between knowledge and compliance with the RDS suggest knowledge can influence food choice, however, the lack of associations betweenknowledge and consumption for most food groups suggests clear "do" messages, similar to Go for 2&5, about the R DS should be developed for adolescents.
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Exploring the association between recent concussion, subconcussive impacts and depressive symptoms in male Australian Football players
TL;DR: Findings indicate that semiprofessional AF athletes may be at risk of experiencing depressive symptoms after concussion, and Severity and dose appear to have an important relationship with depressive symptom outcomes in this cohort.
"We are all one together": Peer educators' views about falls prevention education for community-dwelling older adults - a qualitative study
TL;DR: Peer educators have the potential to effectively deliver falls prevention education to older adults and influence acceptance of the message as they possess the peer-to-peer connection that facilitates optimal engagement.