salt cravings
Desire for brine
Salt cravings are intense desires to eat salty foods.
The body may signal a need for sodium through such cravings, though they more often reflect habit, stress, or dehydration than actual deficiency.
I've had terrible salt cravings lately—all I want is chips and pretzels.
Athletes and pregnant women commonly report them.
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- thirstNeed for fluid
- chipsThin fried slices
- potato chipsThin fried tuber slices
- pretzelsTwisted baked snack food
pickles · dehydration · electrolytes · hunger · snacking · minerals · mineral deficiency · deficiency · pregnancy · sweat · popcorn · fries · french fries · briny · savory · appetite · crunch · hormones
- hormonal symptomsmood swings, bloating, hot flashes, cramps, weight gain
- overeatingovereating, binge eating, gorging, gluttony, overindulgence
appetite state
salt cravingsloss of appetite
Reduced urge to eat
appetite suppression · food aversion · anorexia · satiety · fullness
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