Closely monitor a child who’s overweight because excess body fat reduces heat-shedding capabilities. The long and lean are heat-dissipaters, while those who enjoy the cold are often fat-insulated heat-retainers.

(”Babes in the woods”, Backpacker, Aug. 1994)

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