LIFESTYLE NEWS - Alcohol consumption among 16-to-25-year-olds is on the wane. Gen Z is discovering the benefits of sobriety much sooner than previous generations, and they like it.
So has drinking alcohol become passé?
For years, alcohol consumption among young people has been considered excessive. But the coming of age of Gen Z seems to be ushering in an era of sobriety among young people.
While they’re increasingly adopting lower-key lifestyles — even to the point of becoming solitary homebodies — they’re also reportedly less likely to drink alcohol.
Several studies have focused on the subject. In Great Britain, the charity Drinkaware reports a general decline in alcohol consumption, not among people over 30, but among 16-to-24-year-olds.
According to the study, reported by The Guardian, 26% of them don’t drink alcohol at all. And the decline has intensified over recent years.
As of 2018, a report by Berenberg Research showed that young people’s interest in beer was down sharply.
