HELP - Is salt addictive?

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awhite_5
awhite_5 Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Okay everybody - I find myself craving the taste of salt and cant help but add a bit to my meals... but its nearly every meal and I am worrying that I may be addicted! Does anybody else crave salty tastes?? Hits most post-workout!

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Crave salty foods but addiction? Nah
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    Our bodies need sodium to function, so maybe that means we're all addicted.

    In all seriousness, liking a food because you like the way it tastes and getting a hankering for those foods does not equal an addiction. And there is nothing inherently wrong with salt absent a medical condition that requires you to limit it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    No...no it's not.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
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    I have cravings for salt as well, but I'm also hypothyroid. It tends to cause some salt cravings
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
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    Having a craving doesn't mean you are addicted to something, it just means you have a taste for it. In some cases, it can mean a deficiency of some mineral can be possible, but you'd need to see a doctor to determine that.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    I have trouble with salt. I would have to not have it in the house in order to stop me from using it. I can't just use a "dash". So I don't. I'm the sodium queen.

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