Assuming responsibility for the messages in Health: communication as a producer of meaning and decision making

Abstract

The post-pandemic Mexico determines an unprecedented context that, when analyzed in itself, will allow establishing policies and social projects for the country’s development in the field of health. Communication as a producer of meaning is the Latin American communicational approach that serves as a theoretical framework for this work because it recognizes communication’s influence on health decision-making. The goal is identify the impact of the media on the way of transmitting the truth in personal decision-making in health. The methodology used is on the case analysis of the Mexican Food and Beverages Front Labeling System and conclude with the idea that the message given by food labeling goes beyond remembering the high sodium content or the high caloric percentage. The new labeling calls the decision-maker’s attention to their choice when it is not the most adequate for their health.