Lena Brook, Director of Food Campaigns, Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses antibiotic resistance.

Did you know that new estimates put the death toll from antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S. at over 160,000 deaths a year, making it the third-leading cause of death in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Lena Brook, Director of Food Campaigns, Natural Resources Defense Council, where she leads the Antibiotics Off the Menu coalition and is a key voice on the Chain Reaction Antibiotics Scorecard campaign: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/restaurants-antibiotic-use-report-2018.pdf  The two will discuss antibiotic use by the livestock industry, the development of resistant bacteria, and the compounding impact of climate change. Related website:  www.nrdc.org/save-antibiotics