eli5: Why are babies so fat for the first few months of their lives?

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eli5: Why are babies so fat for the first few months of their lives?

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Brown fat to burn so they stay warm, when kids turn 5 or so they can regulate their body temperature. That’s why little kids get sick all the time their bodies can’t run a proper fever.

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