The article links to another article in the fourth paragraph. The use of the word seem implies we don't exactly know why. "That’s because decades of agricultur

The article links to another article in the fourth paragraph. The use of the word seem implies we don't exactly know why. "That’s because decades of agricultural research has shown that antibiotics seem to flip a switch in young animals’ bodies, helping them pack on pounds. Manufacturers brag about the miraculous effects of feeding antibiotics to chicks and nursing calves." The above raises the question, do antibotics increase the BMI of human children long-term ? According to this article[1] the answer is yes. [1] https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/children-who-take-antibiotics-gain-weight-faster-than-kids-who-dont.t.html https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/children-who-t...