Question

describe the function of Brown fat

Answer 1

This heat generation, also called thermogenesis, is also triggered by feeding. The function of thebrown fat in newborn infants is to protect them from hypothermia, which is a drop in core body temperature. Hypothermia is a serious problem for premature newborns, and a major cause of death.

Answer 2

Everyone has at least a little bit of brown fat. Unlike regular old white fat, which stores calories, mitochondria-packed brown-fat cells burn energy and produce heat. It was once thought that, in humans, only babies had brown fat. But in 2009, researchers found small amounts of brown fat in adults.