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Originally Posted by HydroJim
I believe babies are actually more capable of dealing with extreme cold than full grown humans.
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Way behind in the sequence,
But you are right, it's all about Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) or brown fat, plays a major role in thermo regulation, infants and children have heaps and you lose it as you get older, probably more due to attrition (use it or lose it) because we always keep ourselves wrapped up in centrally heated houses and remote start vehicles.