eli5: Why are babies so fat for the first few months of their lives?
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[It is an adaptation that allows them to survive being catapulted to a distant village.](https://youtu.be/94_omZ2RnfI)
[It is an adaptation that allows them to survive being catapulted to a distant village.](https://youtu.be/94_omZ2RnfI)
[It is an adaptation that allows them to survive being catapulted to a distant village.](https://youtu.be/94_omZ2RnfI)
Whilst your observation is true for some, it is a generalisation to say that babies are fat for their first few months. Some certainly are, but not all. I would imagine that from a survival perspective, being born chubbier would increase chances of survival.
Whilst your observation is true for some, it is a generalisation to say that babies are fat for their first few months. Some certainly are, but not all. I would imagine that from a survival perspective, being born chubbier would increase chances of survival.
Whilst your observation is true for some, it is a generalisation to say that babies are fat for their first few months. Some certainly are, but not all. I would imagine that from a survival perspective, being born chubbier would increase chances of survival.
It’s so their little chubby cheeks are extra cute and we don’t want to strangle them for waking us up twenty minutes after falling asleep for the first time in 30 hours.
Babies are born with a special type of “brown fat” that helps to insulate and also burn for heat production. They also need plenty of energy to grow. And they haven’t exactly been working out in the womb so their muscles are not developed much yet
It’s so their little chubby cheeks are extra cute and we don’t want to strangle them for waking us up twenty minutes after falling asleep for the first time in 30 hours.
It’s so their little chubby cheeks are extra cute and we don’t want to strangle them for waking us up twenty minutes after falling asleep for the first time in 30 hours.
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