heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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Both can be a part of a heart-healthy snack when portioned well.
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Certain habits help protect the heart and can boost the benefits of a heart-healthy eating pattern, including lowering blood pressure and reducing heart disease risk.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Avocado oil is considered a heart-healthy fat.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
It’s often associated with giving red wine its heart-healthy benefits, commonly referred to as the French paradox, and has gained significant attention for its promising effects that support health through multiple biological pathways.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Certain habits help protect the heart and can boost the benefits of a heart-healthy eating pattern, including lowering blood pressure and reducing heart disease risk.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Avocado oil is considered a heart-healthy fat.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
It’s often associated with giving red wine its heart-healthy benefits, commonly referred to as the French paradox, and has gained significant attention for its promising effects that support health through multiple biological pathways.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart-healthy
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“Heart-healthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-healthy. Accessed 12 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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