Beverage Industry Responds to Anti-Sugar Commentary “[The] comparison of sugar to alcohol and tobacco is simply without scientific merit.” Click for the American Beverage Institute media release. Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit