The discussion centers on the relationship between salt and sugar consumption and the potential for increased cravings for these substances. Participants explore whether habitual intake of salty or sweet foods leads to a greater desire for them over time, touching on concepts such as acquired taste and addiction.
Participants express differing views on the nature of cravings for salt and sugar, with some suggesting a link to addiction while others focus on the concept of acquired taste. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the extent and implications of these cravings.
There are limitations in the discussion regarding definitions of addiction and acquired taste, as well as the potential health implications of increased salt and sugar consumption. The nuances of individual preferences and physiological responses are not fully explored.
Your palate gets used to a certain level of saltiness or sweetness, so you might think the food needs more sugar or salt, according to your acquired taste and add more salt or sweetener. If you start to decrease these, after awhile you no longer need as much to make food taste right, so you will use less. It's called acquired taste and can apply to a number of different tastes, same goes for smell.jaysquestions said:I just mean in a general sense, obviously not to the extreme but just in general? If you eat salty foods do you start craving salty foods , more than you would if you didn't eat so much salt? Also, same questions wrt sugar? Is there a name or well known phrase for this idea and if so what is it? thanks