U.S. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION HITS RECORD LOW AS DRINKING HABITS SHIFT

Americans are drinking less alcohol than ever recorded, according to Gallup, despite the country becoming less religious. The biggest declines are among Catholics, nonreligious Americans and infrequent churchgoers — groups historically more likely to drink. Meanwhile, concerns about alcohol's health risks are rising across all religious groups. Gallup suggests changing health attitudes, rather than religion, may be driving the nationwide decline.

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