Americans Are Turning Away from Alcohol as Health Concerns Rise: Poll

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00:00Americans are turning away from alcohol as health concerns rise.

00:05Poll

00:05A growing number of Americans are putting down their drinks,

00:09not from lack of interest, but rising health concerns.

00:12A new Gallup poll shows that 53% of U.S. adults now believe moderate drinking is bad for their health,

00:18nearly double the 28% who said so a decade ago.

00:21The findings reflect a broader cultural shift,

00:24as more Americans, especially younger adults, question alcohol's long-assumed benefits.

00:30Overall, only 54% of adults now say they drink alcohol,

00:34the lowest share recorded by Gallup in over 30 years.

00:37The decline is driven largely by younger Americans.

00:40Nearly two-thirds of those aged 18 to 34 view moderate drinking as unhealthy,

00:46up from 4 in 10 in 2015.

00:49Older adults are also rethinking their habits,

00:51with roughly half of those over 55 now seeing moderate alcohol use as a health risk,

00:56compared to just 20% a decade ago.

00:58Older folks may be a little more hardened in terms of the whiplash they get with recommendations,

01:04said Lydia Saad, Gallup's director of U.S. social research.

01:08For young folks, this is the environment they've grown up in.

01:11For years, moderate drinking, such as a daily glass of red wine,

01:15was thought to promote heart health.

01:17But newer studies have linked alcohol consumption,

01:20even in small amounts, to cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses.

01:24Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has suggested adding warning labels

01:28about alcohol's cancer risks,

01:30and several countries have already tightened national guidelines.

01:34The U.S. is expected to release updated dietary guidelines later this year

01:38under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

01:41possibly redefining how Americans view alcohol for years to come.

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