 [ Symptoms ] been getting chest pains for years ekg shows problem p wave did i have heart attack [ Disease ] there is a reason why junk food manufacturers fill their products with salt it tastes good as anyone with taste buds knows a little salt makes bland food taste better there is something in salt that we are hard wired to like biologists believe this is leftover from our days as hunter gatherers when salt was hard to come by so it is normal to crave salty foods sometimes one of salt is main benefits is to promote fluid retention in our bodies for this reason dehydration from sweating diarrhea or vomiting may increase our taste for salt when people develop a salt craving that is new increased or persistent it can be a sign of underactive adrenal glands adrenal insufficiency the adrenal glands secrete hormones that help regulate the balance of salt and water in the body other symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include weakness low blood pressure fatigue and weight loss for a salt craving that is new increased or persistent see a doctor to make sure it is not just a snack attack