It's Not Beer That's Making You Unsightly, Fatty

“’The beer belly is a complete myth. The main source of calories in any alcoholic beverage is alcohol. …There’s nothing magical about the alcohol in beer, it’s just alcohol,’ says Charles Bamforth, a professor of food science and technology at the University of California Davis…. All alcohols contain the same caloric ingredients. There is nothing special about beer calories that cause them to head straight to the belly.”
 — There’s a pro forma warning that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your liver — No shit! Next you’re going to tell me that the NSA spies on people! — but other than that it is all good news. I mean, depending what your areas of concern and targets for blame are.