HOW DOES IT WORK?
When you eat food that is sweet and salty, two cravings are simultaneously satisfied. Recent research has shown that some sweet taste cells in our taste buds, the tiny sugar receptors on our tongue called SGLT1, only transport the message of sugars to the brain when sodium is present. Sweetness is accentuated when tasted with a little salt. Sugar is an energy source and salt is crucial to survival. We are pre-programmed to crave both sweet and salty flavours by the primal instincts that are still buried within our bodies.
We were designed to recognise sugar as an easy energy source with high calories and take it when we can find it; sugar-rich fruits would have been a lifeline for hungry huntergatherers when other food was scarce. Not only does sugar help us survive,
