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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The inverse square law https://youtu.be/HcsOngKjtKI means that due to their skin area to volume ratio they lose heat very rapidly in the cold and a layer of fat protects them.

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