pocket: Surprising Reason Antibiotic-Laced Meat Could Be Making Us Fat and Sick

For decades, livestock producers have used low doses of antibiotics to expedite animal growth. The practice, dubbed sub-therapeutic antibiotic therapy (STAT), lowers feed costs while increasing meat production, and nearly 80 percent of the antibiotics used in the United States are for this purpose.



via Pocket http://www.alternet.org/food/surprising-reason-antibiotic-laced-meat-could-be-making-us-fat-and-sick