Body the Trickster

Just a question that came to my mind - is it possible that our bodies trick us into believing that we crave for something salty or sweet when what it actually needs is simply water inflow?

The thing is we generally don't like plain water because it is - well - boring. But after you eat something sweet or salty, water tastes so much better - it makes sense that way. So maybe our body learns this behavior and in an adaptation effort it does such tricks to make us drink water.

My advise would be - whenever you think you should have lost some water although you feel you haven't sweat much - in other words you don't feel thirsty even though you feel you should have been that way, (typical examples for such cases; long distance swimming, moderate winter walks, sailing in spring time) no matter what your body craves for, try to drink much water before you start eating something. It definitely works on me.