Meat, antibiotics and you

Meat,Antibiotics & You

80% of antibiotics are given to food animalshttp://www.realclearscience.com/2010/12/28/farm_animals_get_80_of_antibiotics_sold_in_us_239051.html

80% of antibiotics aregiven to food animals

Why should itmatter to you?

Antibiotics can get into animal flesh

Antibiotics fromagriculture can get into yourdrinking water supply

Bacteria can becomeimmune to antibiotics after exposure

The more antibiotics inour environment, the morebacteria are resistant to them

Next time you’re sickwill the antibiotics work?

Why giveantibiotics to animals?

Animals are raised in CAFOsIf you want to continue to eat meat then...

Concentrated

Animal

Feeding

Operations

where they remain in their manure. This allowsharmful bacteriato grow, requiringantibiotics to keepthe animals alive..

CAFOs cause hugeenvironmental damage, leaking waste into the water table.

Any reduction in demand for CAFO products is good.

What should you do about it?

Go vegetarian

It’s better foryour overall health

There are no traceamounts of antibiotics in vegetables

If you want to continue to eat meat then...

Only eat grass-fed animals...

“Treat meat as aflavouring or special- occasion food” Michael Pollan

Clean meat is expensive, so eat less, and less often. You’ll be healthier.

Live your life the way your body evolved to

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