# I crave salt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 22, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975 "2005-05-22T18:50:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Patty\_Chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@Patty\_Chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_Chuck)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975/41 "2005-05-26T19:43:05Z")

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You guys are going to kill yourselves or something! Excess salt is bad for you. More people die each year from salt poisoning than overdose on any drug. I just looked up salt cravings on google and found a range of ‘answers’… anything from your mother’s morning sickness when pregnant to Hypoglycemia. Have you seen your doctor/s?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975/42 "2005-05-26T20:56:08Z")

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> [@Harimad-sol](#):
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> Well, you do have some folks who bridge the gap, like me, but I’m tipped a little to the salty side. When my cousin Amy and I were kids, we would buy a packet of Skittles (sweet) and a packet of sunflower seeds (salty) and dump them together in a bowl. Best of both worlds, yum. Funnily enough I tried that again a couple of months ago and I didn’t like it anymore.

Well let me introduce you to the cashew-M&M combo. It has the same effect. Quite fabulous, I must say.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975/43 "2005-05-26T21:11:17Z")

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> [@cardsfan1975](#):
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> These pretzels are making me thirsty!
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> cf’75

Okay, this was killing me for a moment, then I remembered the source. Thanks for the momentary torture.

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**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975/44 "2005-05-26T22:16:23Z")

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> [@Kalhoun](#):
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> Well let me introduce you to the cashew-M&M combo. It has the same effect. Quite fabulous, I must say.

Mmm. I still retain my liking for chocolate, so I might try it.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crave-salt/304975/45 "2005-05-27T03:16:11Z")

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> [@Kalhoun](#):
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> Well let me introduce you to the cashew-M&M combo. It has the same effect. Quite fabulous, I must say.

Chocolate-covered raisins in popcorn are faaaaaantastic. M&Ms aren’t quite as good for popcorn, because they sink to the bottom of the container. The raisins spread themselves out more so you get some in each handful.

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