Does large scale animal raising operations lead to human health issues?

Indiscriminant use of antibiotics has led to development of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria: "Earlier this year, an Environmental Working Group study found antibiotic resistant "super bugs" on 81 percent of the ground turkey and 55 percent of the ground beef in America's supermarkets."
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Excess consumption of animal based food products has lead to higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, certain cancers, and diabetes according to hundreds of studies (not well covered by food industry subsidized mass media channels). For references to these studies, see web sites of Neal Barnard, Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., and T. Colin Campbell.

For further information see the web site of "The Mad Cowbody" Howard Lyman.

2013-08-06T14:46:45Z

If you think that large scale feed lots and poultry farms do not contribute to the drug resistant strains of bacteria, then let me know. If you do not think that excess consumption of animal based foods contribute to prostate cancer, breast cancer, stroke, heart disease, and diabetes, then let me know and cite sources. Do you believe the profit motive of massive feedlot operations contributes to human health isses? I welcome alternative views with well-reasoned arguments and scientific support.

Clawndike2013-08-06T10:26:11Z

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