Most commonly mentioned actions that could be taken to reap microbiome health benefits (n=653)
| Actions | # of articles | % of total actions listed (n=983) | # of total articles (n=830) |
| Food/drink intake | 373 | 37.9 | 44.9 |
| Take probiotics* | 174 | 17.7 | 21.0 |
| Avoid certain food/drinks | 85 | 8.6 | 10.2 |
| Avoid antibiotics | 55 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| Faecal transplant | 37 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Avoid caesareans | 21 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Stress management | 21 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Breast feeding | 19 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Take prebiotics | 18 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Exercise | 16 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Avoid oversanitation of house | 13 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| General actions | 13 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Avoid alcohol | 10 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Supplements | 9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Fasting | 8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Sleep | 8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Spending time outdoors (incl. dirt play) | 7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
*Excluding additional 47 articles where probiotics were portrayed as beneficial without mentioning gut health ideas.