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Re:A Chemical Hunger – Part V: Livestock Antibiotics by giantg2 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:12AM (#27917549)
I know plenty of fat vegetarians/vegans. It seems they would not be exposed to those antibiotics.

I remember seeing a Ted Talk years ago where the speaker said that obese people have an issue with androgenesis. His theory was that it was causally linked, but I believe that was unconfirmed.

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Re:A Chemical Hunger – Part V: Livestock Antibiotics by teachrdan on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:29PM (#27921779)
Might vegetarians still be exposed through eggs and dairy products?
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Re:A Chemical Hunger – Part V: Livestock Antibiotics by giantg2 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:33PM (#27921816)
Possibly, but not if they are also eating those items selectively, like organic etc. Some of the vegetarians I know are pretty selective about the treatment of the animals that those items come from. I believe they said organic standards require eggs to be produced by chickens that have some outdoor exposure instead of sitting in cages their whole lives.
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