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> What I meant is that cravings for sugar and salt modulate taste covariantly. Which you seem to get.

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.

If a person has high sodium levels, they shouldn't feel attracted to salt. Some people don't listen to their bodies..

>If a person has high sodium levels, they shouldn't feel attracted to salt. Some people don't listen to their bodies.

Do you have a reference that supports any of this? It runs counter to all of my observations.

Anecdotally: this works for me. It is easy to eat without much salt (and sometimes even avoid salty food) when I don't crave it.

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.