Veterinary drugs tied to obesity

Fudan University research shows negative effects on children who ingest antibiotics

Veterinary antibiotics ingested by humans in the form of tainted food and drinking water have been linked to childhood obesity by researchers at Shanghai-based Fudan University.

The discovery, recently published in the United States scientific journal Environment International in the United States, came as a result of five years of study by a team working at the university's Education Ministry-designated public health security laboratory and its College of Public Health.