How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods

Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by 0xbadcafebee on Thursday October 16, 2025 @12:08PM (#45607150)

The US still used 6.1 million kilograms of medically important antibiotics for animal farming in 2023. It was only down 2% from the year before. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/fda-rep...

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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by parineum on Thursday October 16, 2025 @02:44PM (#45609147)

That sounds like a lot but what's the comparison to another country adjusted per animal (or weight of meat produced?)?

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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by benrutter on Thursday October 16, 2025 @04:09PM (#45610088)

This paper[0] (from a UK activist group but well referenced) says:

> US farm antibiotic use is 2.6 times higher than the median use in European countries and 60% higher than the average use throughout Europe.

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