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title: "Which publications do AI engines cite for Consumer Health buyers?"
description: "On best-in-category questions in Consumer Health, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite Healthline, Yahoo News and Good Housekeeping most often, out of 39 editorial publications cited across 192 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/consumer-health-buyers
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# Which publications do AI engines cite for Consumer Health buyers?

On best-in-category questions in Consumer Health, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite Healthline, Yahoo News and Good Housekeeping most often, out of 39 editorial publications cited across 192 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/consumer-health-buyers
Category: Consumer Health
Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06

## Consumer Health: best-in-category questions

39 editorial publications cited across 192 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 42% | 81 / 192 |
| 2 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 18% | 35 / 192 |
| 3 | [Good Housekeeping](https://authoritytech.io/publications/goodhousekeeping.md) | 8.8% | 17 / 192 |
| 4 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 8.3% | 16 / 192 |
| 5 | [GQ](https://authoritytech.io/publications/gq.md) | 6.8% | 13 / 192 |
| 6 | [WebMD](https://authoritytech.io/publications/webmd.md) | 5.2% | 10 / 192 |
| 7 | [Shelf Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/shelfinsider.md) | 4.7% | 9 / 192 |
| 8 | [Fortune](https://authoritytech.io/publications/fortune.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 192 |
| 9 | [bodysciencereview.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bodysciencereview.md) | 3.1% | 6 / 192 |
| 10 | [Consumer Health Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/consumerhealthdigest.md) | 3.1% | 6 / 192 |

## Consumer Health: top-list questions

51 editorial publications cited across 191 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 26% | 50 / 191 |
| 2 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 22% | 42 / 191 |
| 3 | [Garage Gym Reviews](https://authoritytech.io/publications/garagegymreviews.md) | 15% | 29 / 191 |
| 4 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 14% | 27 / 191 |
| 5 | [Medical Daily](https://authoritytech.io/publications/medical-daily.md) | 9.4% | 18 / 191 |
| 6 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 7.3% | 14 / 191 |
| 7 | [Treeline Review](https://authoritytech.io/publications/treelinereview.md) | 6.3% | 12 / 191 |
| 8 | [Men's Health](https://authoritytech.io/publications/menshealth.md) | 5.8% | 11 / 191 |
| 9 | [media-amazon.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/media-amazon.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 191 |
| 10 | [Men's Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/mensjournal.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 191 |

## Consumer Health: how-to-choose questions

31 editorial publications cited across 190 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 19% | 36 / 190 |
| 2 | [WebMD](https://authoritytech.io/publications/webmd.md) | 13% | 25 / 190 |
| 3 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 4.7% | 9 / 190 |
| 4 | [Fortune](https://authoritytech.io/publications/fortune.md) | 4.7% | 9 / 190 |
| 5 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 6 | [nutritionexpress.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/nutritionexpress.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 7 | [themetabolicjournal.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/themetabolicjournal.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 8 | [Women's Health](https://authoritytech.io/publications/womenshealthmag.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 9 | [Balance Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/balancejournal.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |
| 10 | [glamourmagazine.co.uk](https://authoritytech.io/publications/glamourmagazine.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |

## Consumer Health: head-to-head comparisons

27 editorial publications cited across 191 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 30% | 57 / 191 |
| 2 | [medicalnewstoday.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/medicalnewstoday.md) | 17% | 32 / 191 |
| 3 | [Consumer Reports](https://authoritytech.io/publications/consumerreports.md) | 14% | 27 / 191 |
| 4 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 12% | 23 / 191 |
| 5 | [ReviewPooch](https://authoritytech.io/publications/reviewpooch.md) | 9.4% | 18 / 191 |
| 6 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 8.4% | 16 / 191 |
| 7 | [WRAL News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/wral.md) | 6.8% | 13 / 191 |
| 8 | [Garage Gym Reviews](https://authoritytech.io/publications/garagegymreviews.md) | 6.3% | 12 / 191 |
| 9 | [Good Housekeeping](https://authoritytech.io/publications/goodhousekeeping.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 191 |
| 10 | [Women's Health](https://authoritytech.io/publications/womenshealthmag.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 191 |

## Consumer Health: is-it-worth-it questions

51 editorial publications cited across 189 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 30% | 57 / 189 |
| 2 | [WebMD](https://authoritytech.io/publications/webmd.md) | 29% | 55 / 189 |
| 3 | [National Geographic](https://authoritytech.io/publications/nationalgeographic.md) | 13% | 24 / 189 |
| 4 | [TIME](https://authoritytech.io/publications/time-com.md) | 11% | 20 / 189 |
| 5 | [U.S. News & World Report](https://authoritytech.io/publications/usnews.md) | 8.5% | 16 / 189 |
| 6 | [Frontiers](https://authoritytech.io/publications/frontiersin.md) | 6.9% | 13 / 189 |
| 7 | [The Sydney Morning Herald](https://authoritytech.io/publications/smh.md) | 6.3% | 12 / 189 |
| 8 | [The Guardian](https://authoritytech.io/publications/theguardian.md) | 6.3% | 12 / 189 |
| 9 | [BarBend](https://authoritytech.io/publications/barbend.md) | 5.8% | 11 / 189 |
| 10 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 5.8% | 11 / 189 |

## Consumer Health: problem-first questions

31 editorial publications cited across 190 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Healthline](https://authoritytech.io/publications/healthline.md) | 22% | 41 / 190 |
| 2 | [WebMD](https://authoritytech.io/publications/webmd.md) | 8.9% | 17 / 190 |
| 3 | [tomsguide.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tomsguide.md) | 6.8% | 13 / 190 |
| 4 | [medicalnewstoday.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/medicalnewstoday.md) | 5.8% | 11 / 190 |
| 5 | [Axios](https://authoritytech.io/publications/axios.md) | 5.3% | 10 / 190 |
| 6 | [EverydayHealth.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/everydayhealth.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 190 |
| 7 | [Indiatimes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/indiatimes.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 190 |
| 8 | [Penn State Health News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/pennstatehealthnews.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 190 |
| 9 | [TIME](https://authoritytech.io/publications/time-com.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 190 |
| 10 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 190 |

## Which of these is worth pursuing?

Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage moves your brand where a publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks.

## How this is measured

Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's stratum citation rate, carried with its own denominator. Release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.

## Links

- [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md)
- [Consumer Health in the Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/consumer-health)
- [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)