The beer belly is a particular form of (usually male) weight gain. Is there credible evidence that beer is capable of producing this localised fat deposition? If not, what causes it?
• Beer is high in calories and is often consumed with high-calorie foods. Because beer is lower in alcohol than other alcoholic drinks and because there is more of a cultural norm to drink large amounts in one sitting than, say, wine, beer is usually the alcoholic drink from which the most calories are taken, leading to accumulation of fat. So drinking beer (and not vodka, for example) is…
