diet vs low-sodium diet

low-sodium diet vs diet

diet and low-sodium diet both are nouns.

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

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

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

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
low-sodium 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-salt diet, salt-free diet, obesity diet, reducing diet, pap, soft diet, spoon food, vegetarianism, flexitarianism, semi-vegetarianism.

diet (noun)	low-sodium 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-sodium 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-sodium diet

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