Statistics on the relationship between
health and gut microbiome
・40% of Hong Kong people have a moderate to severe degree of gut microbiome imbalance, which affects their physical health. (1)
・40% of people were found to lack a range of important specific beneficial bacteria, and only slightly over 10% have a normal gut microbiome, indicating that even individuals who perceive themselves as healthy may have gut microbiome imbalances. (1)
・Over 60% of chronic disease patients have gut dysbiosis. Among them, the proportion of ‘bad bacteria’ such as Candida and Staphylococcus aureus in participants with eczema, constipation, and obesity was twice as high as that of healthy individuals. (2)
・Over half of Hong Kong people have two or more suboptimal health conditions. Different suboptimal health groups lack different beneficial gut bacteria. For example, eczema patients mostly lack L. acidophilus, while constipation and obesity patients mostly lack L. plantarum. (2)
Data sources: (1) The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Center for Gut Microbiome Research (2) A local community study by the Hong Kong Society of Gut Microbiome, which analyzed data from 265 randomly sampled Hong Kong citizens.
Microbiome Medicine
・Supplementing with probiotics can help reduce eczema outbreaks by up to 80%. (4)
・More than 90% of COVID-19 patients who experienced severe coughing, sore throat, and dizziness reported a reduction in symptoms after taking probiotics for a month.
・84% of insomnia patients reported a reduction in symptoms, nearly 70% of those who were easily fatigued reported a reduction in symptoms, and 60% of those with severe memory loss reported a reduction in symptoms, with an average improvement rate of more than 50%. (3)
・80% of participants in a study reported poor sleep quality and gut dysbiosis as a common issue. (5)
Data sources: (3) In April and May 2022, Biomed Technology Holdings Limited collaborated with the Hong Kong Society of Gut Microbiome to conduct a study, which involved random sampling and interviewing 112 COVID-19 patients who had recovered from the 5th wave outbreak. (4) The Hong Kong Society of Gut Microbiome conducted a study from August 2021 to April 2022, which involved random sampling and analyzing data from 265 Hong Kong citizens. (5) On October 21, 2021, the Hong Kong Society of Gut Microbiome released the preliminary results of the second phase of their study on the gut microbiome of Hong Kong people.