heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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Canned Beans Beans are heart-healthy legumes rich in soluble fiber, which binds to cholesterol in the digestive tract and helps to flush it out of the body.
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, and walnuts provide heart-healthy unsaturated fats, fiber, and minerals like magnesium that help regulate blood pressure.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 22 Jan. 2026
The Mediterranean diet’s pyramid focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seeds, some fish and heart-healthy olive oil, with an emphasis on meals with family and friends and daily exercise.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Experts say chia seeds work best as part of an overall heart-healthy lifestyle, not a standalone solution.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 20 Jan. 2026
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, and walnuts provide heart-healthy unsaturated fats, fiber, and minerals like magnesium that help regulate blood pressure.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 22 Jan. 2026
The Mediterranean diet’s pyramid focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seeds, some fish and heart-healthy olive oil, with an emphasis on meals with family and friends and daily exercise.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Experts say chia seeds work best as part of an overall heart-healthy lifestyle, not a standalone solution.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 20 Jan. 2026
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heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
Sales of fish-oil supplements—one source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids—are booming and poised to climb even higher.—David Bjerklie et al., Time
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