Another reason why antibiotic resistance is very prevalent... While antibiotics are certainly overused in medicine, one of the most pervasive sources of antibiotics is actually through the foods you eat—in particular factory farmed meats. Animals raised in so-called confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are routinely fed antibiotics to promote growth. Agricultural uses of antibiotics actually account for about 80 percent of all antibiotic use in the US,1 so its undoubtedly a major source of human antibiotic consumption.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 12:35:36 +0000
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