ReviewPhysiology & behavior2008
Salt craving: the psychobiology of pathogenic sodium intake.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 135 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Blunted Hazard Detection and Enhanced Appetitive Odor Recognition in Risky Alcohol Consumers.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- Ecological momentary assessment of meal context and food types contributing to salt intake at meals.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Relationship between emotional eating and nutritional intake in adult women with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Control of sodium appetite by hindbrain aldosterone-sensitive neurons.Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2024Review
- Association of Salty and Sweet Taste Recognition with Food Reward and Subjective Control of Eating Behavior.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Liking of salt is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress.Chemical senses · 2023Article
- The modulatory effect of high salt on immune cells and related diseases.Cell proliferation · 2022Review
- Quality Properties ofFood science of animal resources · 2021Article
- Salt need needs investigation.The British journal of nutrition · 2020Review
- Trace elements, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mineral composition, and FT-IR characterization of unrefined sea and rock salts: environmental interactions.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Environmental Nutrients Alter Bacterial and Fungal Gut Microbiomes in the Common Meadow Katydid,Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Limbic control over the homeostatic need for sodium.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The Functional and Neurobiological Properties of Bad Taste.Physiological reviews · 2019Review
- Salt Appetite, and the Influence of Opioids.Neurochemical research · 2018Review
- Monosodium glutamate-associated alterations in open field, anxiety-related and conditioned place preference behaviours in mice.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2017Article
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- Endogenous central amygdala mu-opioid receptor signaling promotes sodium appetite in mice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016Article
- Associations of Dispositional Mindfulness with Obesity and Central Adiposity: the New England Family Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
Ionic sodium, obtained from dietary sources usually in the form of sodium chloride (NaCl, common table salt) is essential to physiological function, and in humans salt is generally regarded as highly palatable. This marriage of pleasant taste and physiological utility might appear fortunate--an appealing taste helps to ensure that such a vital substance is ingested. However, the powerful mechanisms governing sodium retention and sodium balance are unfortunately best adapted for an environment in which few humans still exist. Our physiological and behavioral means for maintaining body sodium and fluid homeostasis evolved in hot climates where sources of dietary sodium were scarce. For many reasons, contemporary diets are high in salt and daily sodium intakes are excessive. High sodium consumption can have pathological consequences. Although there are a number of obstacles to limiting salt ingestion, high sodium intake, like smoking, is a modifiable behavioral risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases. This review discusses the psychobiological mechanisms that promote and maintain excessive dietary sodium intake. Of particular importance are experience-dependent processes including the sensitization of the neural systems underlying sodium appetite and the effects of sodium balance on hedonic state and mood. Accumulating evidence suggests that plasticity within the central nervous system as a result of experience with high salt intake, sodium depletion, or a chronic unresolved sodium appetite fosters enduring changes in sodium related appetitive and consummatory behaviors.
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