heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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Then there is the fruit's signature nutrient profile: 3 grams of fiber—one-third of which is soluble fiber known to reduce cholesterol—and 5 grams of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, which help lower LDL cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Your lifestyle habits are key to a heart-healthy diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Olive oil provides heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, which support hormone production.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 9 June 2025
Vegetable and seed oils that had largely been used for industrial purposes — such as soaps, machinery fuel and candles — started to be widely promoted as heart-healthy alternatives to animal fats.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Your lifestyle habits are key to a heart-healthy diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Olive oil provides heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, which support hormone production.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 9 June 2025
Vegetable and seed oils that had largely been used for industrial purposes — such as soaps, machinery fuel and candles — started to be widely promoted as heart-healthy alternatives to animal fats.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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