is it possible to be addicted to salt?!


Question: Is it possible to be addicted to salt?
i injest an abnormal amount of salt. when i dont have any salt during the day i feel bleh. am i jus crazy?

Answers:

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

It's possible & very bad for you. Consult your doctor x



Yes. It is very bad for you. Salt is high in cholesterol. Try these tips and foods. It will be hard but try.

# Baking
# Flax seeds, 3 tablespoons - 0 mg
# Flour, white unbleached, whole wheat, whole grain, 1 cup - 0 mg - Note: do not mistakenly use self rising flour, it has 1,587 Mg's per cup.
# Honey, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg # Squash, butternut, 3 oz or 3/4 cup - 0 mg
# Tomatoes, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Sugar, granulated, 1 teaspoon - 0 mg
# Sugar, powdered, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon - 0 mg
# Cereal
# Cream of wheat, not instant, 1 packet - 0 mg
# Farina, 3 tablespoons - 0 mg
# Grits, corn, 1/4 cup - 0 mg
# Malt-O-Meal original, 3 tablespoons - 0 mg
# Oatmeal, old fashioned/quick (not instant), 1/2 cup - 0 mg
# Puffed rice, 1 cup - 0 mg
# Puffed wheat, 1 cup - 0 mg
# Shredded wheat, check package, most brands are - 0 mg
# Desserts
# Popsicles, most flavors, check packaging - 0 mg
# Fruit
# Apples, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Apricot, raw, 1 apricot - 0 mg
# Banana, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Cherries, sweet, raw, 10 cherries - 0 mg
# Dates, dried, 1.4 oz/5-6 pcs - 0 mg
# Fruit leather, apricot, mango, tropical, berry, blackberry, strawberry, .5 oz bar - 0 mg
# Grapes, 1-1/2 cups - 0 mg
# Grapefruit, raw, pink, red and white, 1/2 grapefruit - 0 mg
# Kiwi, 2 medium - 0 mg
# Lemon juice, raw, juice of one lemon - 0 mg
# Lime juice, bottled, 3 oz - 0 mg
# Mango, 1/2 fresh - 0 mg
# Nectarines, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Oranges, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Peaches, raw, 1 cup - 0 mg
# Pears, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Plums, raw, 1 plum - 0 mg
# Raspberries, 1 cup - 0 mg
# Strawberries, raw, 1 strawberry - 0 mg
# Tangerine, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Jams, Preserves, and Fruit Spreads
# Most are sodium free, check nutrition facts label to confirm - 0 mg
# Nuts, unsalted
# Almonds, 1 oz or 24 nuts - 0 mg
# Brazil nuts, 1/4 cup - 0 mg
# Hazelnuts, filberts, 1 ounce - 0 mg
# Pecans, 1 oz (20 halves) - 0 mg
# Walnuts, 1 oz - 0 mg
# Oils and Vinegars
# Garlic oil, 1 teaspoon - 0 mg
# Olive, salad, or cooking oil, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Peanut oil, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Sesame oil, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Soybean, salad, or cooking oil, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vegetable corn oil, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vegetable oil, canola, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vegetable oil, safflower, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vegetable oil, sunflower, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Vinegar, all, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Rice
# Brown, white, Jasmine, 1/4 cup - 0 mg
# Salad Dressings
# Oil and vinegar, home recipe, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Spices
# Basil, fresh, 1 oz - 0 mg
# Bay leaf, dried, 1 teaspoon - 0 mg
# Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Cucumber, 1/3 medium - 0 mg
# Oregano, 1 teaspoon - 0 mg
# Vegetables
# Asparagus, raw, 5 medium spears - 0 mg
# Avocado, 1.1 oz or 1/3 medium - 0 mg
# Beans, green, raw and frozen, 1 Edams mg
# ChivCW 1 tablespoon - 0 mg
# Corn, sweet, 2/3 cup - 0 mg
# Edamambutter head(C&W), 1/2 cup - 0 mg
# Garlic, 1 oz/1 clove - 0 mg
# Lettuce, butterhead, 1 leaf - 0 mg
# Onion, raw, 1 slice - 0 mg
# Peppers, sweet, green, raw, 1 ring - 0 mg
# Potato, 1 medium - 0 mg
# Squash, acorn, 3 oz or 3/4 cup - 0 mg



You can get sort of addicted to salt because things don't taste the way you want without a lot of it.Too much salt isn't good for you and it doesn't have cholesterol.
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i think so, the more you use the more you want




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