The Effects of Antibiotics on Metabolic Function

Antibiotics have been used fairly extensively in veterinary medicine, particularly in livestock to stop the spread of infections. Although antibiotics kill the bad bugs, they also strongly affect the good bugs as we have discussed before. So let's get back to the question that has been driving lots of research. How does the microbiome affect human health? Fascinatingly, it has been known for a while in the veterinary field that an animal's microbiome has a huge influence over the animal's metabolic function.