heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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While oatmeal alone isn’t a sustainable diet, the findings reinforce its role in a heart-healthy eating pattern.
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Whole grains, like brown rice and oats, were found to be more heart-healthy than refined options like white bread and crackers.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Next on Wu’s agenda: identifying what a heart-healthy diet might be for people with different genetic backgrounds, different gut microbiomes, or different metabolomic or proteomic profiles.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
While low-fat dairy has long been recommended as a heart-healthy choice (and is still recommended by the AHA for heart health), studies now show the story may be more nuanced.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Whole grains, like brown rice and oats, were found to be more heart-healthy than refined options like white bread and crackers.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Next on Wu’s agenda: identifying what a heart-healthy diet might be for people with different genetic backgrounds, different gut microbiomes, or different metabolomic or proteomic profiles.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
While low-fat dairy has long been recommended as a heart-healthy choice (and is still recommended by the AHA for heart health), studies now show the story may be more nuanced.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heart-healthy
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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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