HELP - Is salt addictive?

awhite_5

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!

queenliz99

Crave salty foods but addiction? Nah

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

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

No...no it's not.

pinggolfer96

I have cravings for salt as well, but I'm also hypothyroid. It tends to cause some salt cravings

mccindy72

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

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.