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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Bc pretty much all of what they eat is saved so they can develop fast in their first months of life.

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Bc pretty much all of what they eat is saved so they can develop fast in their first months of life.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Bc pretty much all of what they eat is saved so they can develop fast in their first months of life.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Would be pretty weird if they were all muscular and jacked though huh?

Anonymous 0 Comments

Would be pretty weird if they were all muscular and jacked though huh?

Anonymous 0 Comments

Would be pretty weird if they were all muscular and jacked though huh?

Anonymous 0 Comments

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.

Anonymous 0 Comments

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.

Anonymous 0 Comments

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.

Anonymous 0 Comments

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.