Skeptoid #517: Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef
Skeptoid
Brian Dunning
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2016
⏱️ 14 minutes
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One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans.
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| 0:00.0 | Just open with a disclaimer, I'm a happy omnivore and eager meat eater, but I certainly |
| 0:08.9 | respect the choices of those who do otherwise. |
| 0:12.0 | But they often don't respect mine. |
| 0:14.2 | I'm often told that by eating meat, I'm supporting the use of unethical drugging of animals |
| 0:19.4 | with antibiotics and hormones designed to make them unnaturally big and fat. |
| 0:25.0 | Eventually, I decided that it's time to have a look into this popular belief. |
| 0:31.0 | The truth behind antibiotics and hormones in beef is right now unskeptoid. |
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