"A number of hormonal, central nervous, and behavioral systems are engaged when an animal is truly deficient in sodium, which motivates it to search for sodium salts, avidly consume them based on their salt taste, and thereby restore sodium balance" [1]
Well, yeah, I won't argue with that. I've experienced it myself during intense hangovers. But how do you get from that to "Salt really only tastes good when you need salt"? I love the taste of salt. I would never eat french fries that had no salt on them. Nor would I consider making a margarita without rimming the glass with salt.
Uh, yeah, I think a five year old would get that. Things that one craves taste quite good when they finally hit one's taste buds.
But this:
> Salt really only tastes good when you need salt.
Logically implies that when a person does not need salt, salt does not taste good to that person.
Do you have a reference that supports any of this? It runs counter to all of my observations.
I do crave it often though, especially when I exercise more or don't eat much for longer time periods. I also drink a lot of water.