'Good' baby fat keeps adults slim

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'Good' baby fat keeps adults slim

Adults who retain their 'good' baby fat may be buffered against obesity and type 2 diabetes, scientists believe.

Unlike the regular white fat, which stores energy, good brown fat, actively burns calories for heat, but has been thought only to exist in childhood.

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