Klauer said small animals and babies have brown adipose tissue, but as people get older, they tend to lose it.

克劳尔说幼小的动物和婴儿都有褐色脂肪组织，但是当人长大后，常常会失掉它。

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Klauer and Eckel cited a recent study done in Japan that exposed two groups of men to cold. One group had brown adipose tissue and the other didn't.

克劳尔和埃克尔援引了最近刚在日本完成的一个研究——将两组男子置于低温环境中，其中一组人有褐色脂肪组织，而另一组人没有。

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"It's not going to make a difference whether you're exposed to cold or a neutral temperature if you don't have any brown adipose tissue," said Klauer.

“如果你没有褐色脂肪组织，那么，无论是低温还是常温对你来说都没什么影响，”克劳尔说。

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