Miracle products in the media: a critical approach from the ethics of communication

Abstract:

In Mexico, 26. 6 million people suffer from hypertension, 17 million suffer from obesity and 7.4 million are diabetics (Aguilar, 2011). This scenario fosters a captive potential market for the distribution of the so called “miracle products” to vulnerable populations. While in other countries like Spain, the rate of consumption is very high-round 2 million euros per year (CECU, 2010).-, in countries like Mexico, the rate is much higher, considering these products sell magical promises of immediate relief and are sold over the counter as a substitute for medical treatment, due to insufficient access of the population to health services.

Año de publicación:

2011

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