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Antibiotic tradeoffs are enormous. They can completely and permanently ruin your microbiome.

Giving them to children has been linked to many conditions such as obesity, allergies, and asthma [0]. They have saved countless lives from infections but their use and overuse has undoubtedly contributed to significant and widespread health problems.

0: https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/42/4/489/5045017