Hepatologist Sergei Vyalov spoke about what a constant craving for salty foods may indicate.
A lot has been said about addiction and constant cravings for sweets. But they talk about salt addiction much less often. If you constantly want to salt the finished dish, this is a symptom, and not a very healthy one.
“There are a lot of salt lovers. Many people like that salt enhances the taste of food, but in excess it can cause health problems, ”the expert says.
As a rule, we only take into account the salt that we add to dishes ourselves. Meanwhile, every day we consume a huge amount of the so-called hidden salt. It is found in sauces, pastas, meat, sausage, cheese and other products that are on our table. As a result, we get an excess of salt, without even suspecting it.
Why do you want salt? If this is a single craving, the body may have removed a lot of salt with sweat, for example, as a result of active physical training.
If the craving is constant, most likely there are malfunctions in the endocrine system or disturbances in the digestive tract.
br>In any case, excess salt is not good. Salt promotes fluid retention in the body, overloads the kidneys, provokes pressure surges.
Salt deficiency is also bad. After all, salt is one of the main sources of sodium for the body. Namely, this element is responsible for the ph-balance of the blood and the excitability of the neuromuscular system. Do not give up salt completely, but also control its moderate consumption. 
Sergey Vyalov Health Gastroenterologist, hepatologist