article_snippet.sent: Researchers said say that just as antibiotics are used to make farm animals put on weight, the may also be fattening our children.
article_snippet.sent: Writing in the respected Pediatrics journal, Researchers said that the widely-prescribed drugs could be contributing to the obesity epidemic.
article_snippet.sent: a large-scale study didn't prove that antibiotics were causing weight gain.
article_snippet.sent: An increase in the use of antibiotics could be an additional contributing factor to the development of excess weight problems. '
article_snippet.sent: The crucial role of antibiotics in the improvement of human health is unquestionable but their extended use today has undesirable and unexpected consequences.'
article_snippet.sent: The studies come amid growing concern that the over-prescription of antibiotics is leading to the pills losing antibiotics power and making common infections harder to treat.
article_snippet.sent: The Government has warned that a new superbug could infect up to 200,000 Britons and kill 80,000 in a single outbreak.
highlights_snippet.sent: Researchers claimed antibiotics could be  contributing to 'obesity epidemic'
  Researchers large-scale study was published in the respected Pediatrics journal .
  