Health topics where microbiome benefits were portrayed (min 4.0% of articles with health benefits)
| Health topics | # of articles | % of total health topics listed (n=1502) | % of total articles (n=830) |
| General health | 284 | 18.9 | 34.2 |
| General digestive/GI issues | 126 | 8.4 | 15.2 |
| Immune system related | 105 | 7.0 | 12.7 |
| Obesity | 84 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| Cancer | 51 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| General mental health | 51 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| Allergies | 50 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Skin health | 46 | 3.1 | 5.5 |
| Diabetes | 43 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| Depression | 42 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| Asthma | 36 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Crohn’s/colitis/inflammatory bowel disease | 33 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| Mood | 32 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| Brain health | 30 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 30 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Clostridium difficile | 29 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
GI, gastrointestinal.