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Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

The survey finds that 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer โ€” "the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup's nearly 90-year trend," the analytics company says.

And a record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28% in 2015. The uptick in doubt about alcohol's benefits is largely driven by young adults โ€” the age group that is most likely to believe drinking "one or two drinks a day" can cause health hazards โ€” but older adults are also now increasingly likely to think moderate drinking carries risks.

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[-] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Going through this life completely sober? No thanks

(This is not an endorsement of alcoholism or abuse)

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