diet vs balanced diet

balanced diet vs diet

diet and balanced diet both are nouns.

diet is a verb but balanced diet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diet	Yes	No	Yes	No
balanced diet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, balanced diet is a hyponym of diet; that is, balanced diet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diet:

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
balanced diet: a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity

Other hyponyms of diet include allergy diet, bland diet, ulcer diet, diabetic diet, dietary supplement, carbo loading, carbohydrate loading, gluten-free diet, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet, light diet, liquid diet, low-fat diet, low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, salt-free diet, obesity diet, reducing diet, pap, soft diet, spoon food, vegetarianism, flexitarianism, semi-vegetarianism.

diet (noun)	balanced diet (noun)
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)	a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
a prescribed selection of foods
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

diet (verb)	balanced diet (verb)
eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

Difference between diet and balanced diet

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