The majority of Americans say drinking, even in moderation, is bad for your health — a sharp change from previous years

Gallup poll finds more Americans are cutting their alcohol intake to zero. Health concerns are a major reason.

Only 54% of adults said they consume alcohol—the smallest share since Gallup started tracking Americans’ drinking behavior in 1939. And a majority of Americans (about 53%) said they believe that even just “one or two drinks a day” is bad for their health. That’s a leap from the roughly 25% of Americans who held this view from 2001 through 2011.