diet vs dietary supplement

dietary supplement vs diet

diet and dietary supplement both are nouns.

diet is a verb but dietary supplement is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diet	Yes	No	Yes	No
dietary supplement	Yes	No	No	No

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

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
dietary supplement: something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency

Other hyponyms of diet include allergy diet, balanced diet, bland diet, ulcer diet, diabetic diet, 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)	dietary supplement (noun)
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)	something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency
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)	dietary supplement (verb)
eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

Difference between diet and dietary supplement

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