Kunark Manual page 46 clarifies that this applies to characters under level 5.
Note: If you’re a new player (under Level 5) and you don’t have much experience or many possessions yet, dying is sometimes the easiest way to replenish your foodstuffs. When resurrected, you'll have 5 milk and 5 bread, enough for several days’ traveling. And since your corpse probably doesn’t have anything really valuable, you don’t necessarily have to go reclaim your possessions.
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