Why are people getting fat? Influencing factors

2024-03-13 09:24:00, Shëndeti CNA

Nowadays, the animal products industry and farmers in many cases inject various antibiotics into animals.

This is done not only to avoid diseases, but also to promote their rapid growth. These drugs stimulate the appetite and the animals gain a lot of weight, bypassing the normal growth phases.

The practice of injecting antibiotics began in the early 1950s, when farmers around the world realized that cattle gained too much weight after being treated with the drug. Although not all farmers in Albania use it, this practice highlights two very important health concerns.

The first concern concerns the rise of what is known as antibiotic resistance.

The second is that antibiotics used in meat have the same effect on the person who eats it. According to studies referred to by AgroWeb.org, antibiotics in food destroy the bacterial flora in the stomach.

They disrupt the balance of microorganisms in the human digestive system. In this way, the digestion of food is alienated and causes the person to absorb more calories than necessary.

Other factors of obesity

Fast foods, passive lifestyle and many others are contributing factors in human weight gain.

The level of antibiotics being used in the food we consume is ever increasing. AgroWeb.org data shows that as long as these antibiotics promote weight gain in animals, their residues in meat will have the same effect on humans.

What is the solution?

The health authorities of many developed countries are directing the respective industries to slow down the use of antibiotics.

According to information from AgroWeb.org, Canada, on the other hand, has shown itself to be more drastic by placing large restrictions on the quantities of antibiotics sold by veterinarians.

This initiative is difficult to apply worldwide due to the great power of the pharmaceutical and meat processing industries.

Although it is the state policies that should work, the solution also lies with the consumer, experts say.

If the buyer refuses to buy meat from cattle raised with antibiotics, a chain effect will be created that will force the industry to change production standards.

The consumer should be well assured of the meat he buys. Not to buy in unsuitable trading places and to choose certified meat. This should be done for the sake of health./ AgroWeb.org