A 2-year-old child from an urban slum in Delhi is admitted with severe malnutrition, weight-for-age <60% of expected, sparse hair, skin changes, and recurrent infections. All of the following are true regarding the metabolic and clinical consequences of severe protein-energy malnutrition in this child EXCEPT:

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