Bland Diet - diet containing only mild-flavored foods with soft textures
Cardiovascular - pertaining to the heart and the entire circulatory system
Electrolyte - chemical compound that in water breaks up into electrically charged atoms called ions
Hypercholesterolemia - unusually high level of cholesterol in blood; also known as high serum cholesterol
Hypertension - higher than normal blood pressure
Hypoglycemia - subnormal levels of sugars in the blood
Secondary diabetes mellitus - rare disease caused by certain drugs or disease of the pancreas
Vitamins - Various organic substances that are essential in minute quantities to the nutrition of most animals and plants. Though we produce some vitamins within our bodies, we need to obtain others via the foods we eat.
