Beer belly is a fairyt-ale DRINKING lager does NOT give you a beer belly, experts claimed yesterday. They examined the link between beer and obesity after realising past tests were inconclusive. Tests on the weight and height of 2,500 drinkers found men who drank were no more likely than others to be fat — and women who drank weighed slightly less than those who didn’t. Dr Martin Bobak of London’s University College said: “It is unlikely beer intake is associated with a largely in...