Why are babies’ cheeks so big when they’re born, and is there a function that the big cheeks provide in early development?

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Why are babies’ cheeks so big when they’re born, and is there a function that the big cheeks provide in early development?

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Babies don’t have the capability to shiver when they’re cold so they have high stores of something known as “brown fat” this type of fat has the ability to generate heat and circulate heat throughout the body. This is why babies are generally very plump out of the womb, and as they grow up they start to lean out a bit

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