The answer to this question is both. You can’t have one without having the other and expect to be fully functioning human beings. A child need the nurturing of the mother, but the discipline of the father in order to be able to function properly in the world when they become adults. The mother becomes the primary parent from birth up until the age of five, then the father becomes the primary parent up until the child becomes independent. Children that come from single parent households will be missing key components, such as empathy from the mother and strength from the father. For example, a child growing up without a father will act out, become rebellious and turn to a life of crime due to the lack of a firm authority figure and positive role model.

Although, the actual calories aren’t there, it’s still gonna make you crave food just like regular soda does, and it does have some risks like heart disease, diabetes, screwed up metabolism etc. So it’s not really a healthy alternative, but I guess it could be considered a first step if you’re one of those people who gets a lot of their daily calorie surplus from soda. Ultimately your goal should be drinking mostly water. Trust me, soda addiction is hard to break. But I wish you best of luck