diet vs low-salt diet

low-salt diet vs diet

diet and low-salt diet both are nouns.

diet is a verb but low-salt diet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diet	Yes	No	Yes	No
low-salt diet	Yes	No	No	No

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

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
low-salt diet: a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders

Other hyponyms of diet include allergy diet, balanced 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-sodium diet, salt-free diet, obesity diet, reducing diet, pap, soft diet, spoon food, vegetarianism, flexitarianism, semi-vegetarianism.

diet (noun)	low-salt diet (noun)
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)	a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders
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)	low-salt 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 low-salt diet

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