Below is a link to a fascinating article in the March 9, 2014 New York Times describing how antibiotics are added to the feed of farm animals from chickens to cattle to make them fat. There is speculation that the antibiotics we receive as children (and adults) and, to a lesser extent, in our food supply may be making us get fatter and fatter as a nation. So, beware, if you ask for antibiotics for you or your child; your may be fighting pounds as well as bacteria.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/opinion/sunday/the-fat-drug.html?src=me&ref=general
