heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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Alongside a heart-healthy diet, research suggests that 40 minutes of moderate to heavy aerobic exercise (exercise that engages large muscle groups and is rhythmic, like running or swimming), at least three times a week, can lower cholesterol.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Walking Can Protect Your Heart—And Overall Health Being physically active—whether that’s from walking, working out, gardening, or even doing household chores—offers significant heart-healthy benefits.
—Julia Ries, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
But the main nutritional selling point of fish over meat is that fish is loaded with heart-healthy unsaturated fats.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The coaches can counsel you on adopting a heart-healthy diet, fitting daily physical activity into your schedule, and reducing stress.
—Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Walking Can Protect Your Heart—And Overall Health Being physically active—whether that’s from walking, working out, gardening, or even doing household chores—offers significant heart-healthy benefits.
—Julia Ries, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
But the main nutritional selling point of fish over meat is that fish is loaded with heart-healthy unsaturated fats.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The coaches can counsel you on adopting a heart-healthy diet, fitting daily physical activity into your schedule, and reducing stress.
—Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 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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