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Distinguish between brown fat and white fat.

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White fat : It is the predominant type in the adults, the adipocyte has a single large lipid droplet. White fat is matabolicatly not active.
Brown fat: It is found in foetus and infants. Adipocyte of Brown fat has several small lipid droplets. and metabolicaly active and generates heat to maintain body temperature required by infants.
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