Gen Z and millennials are driving a great American drinking decline, Gallup poll
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- A record high 53% of U.S. adults now believe moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28% in 2015.
- Young adults are driving the skepticism about alcohol's benefits, with two-thirds of 18- to 34-year-olds viewing moderate drinking as unhealthy.
- Only 54% of U.S. adults report drinking alcohol, the lowest rate in three decades, with declines especially notable among women and young adults.
- Health professionals now emphasize alcohol's risks, including its link to cancer, shifting from past beliefs that moderate drinking had heart benefits.
- The federal government is updating dietary guidelines on alcohol, with current recommendations advising men to limit to two drinks per day and women to one.
- Young adults' drinking rates have fallen below those of middle-aged and older adults, reversing trends from two decades ago.
- Even among drinkers, consumption is decreasing, with only about a quarter reporting drinking in the past 24 hours, a record low.