My granddaughter is overweight. She is five years old. When I am with her she doesn’t eat very much. How can she be overweight when she hardly eats?

My granddaughter is overweight. She is five years old. When I am with her she doesn’t eat very much. How can she be overweight when she hardly eats?

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being overweight does not necessarily mean that a person over eats.
sometimes, this is congenital and due to her hormonal structure,she tends to be fat and overweight.
she can lose a lot of weight through exercises at this age
thanks