: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet

Examples of heart-healthy in a Sentence

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Key Takeaways Switching from pork to turkey bacon can be a heart-healthy choice, but turkey bacon itself is not a heart-healthy food. Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025 Eating more foods rich in heart-healthy nutrients, like almonds, can lower your risk of heart disease. Jillian Kubala, Health, 30 Oct. 2025 For example, address personal medical risks and goals with specific preventive steps, such as fostering meaningful relationships to reduce stress or adopting a heart-healthy diet to reduce the risk of heart disease. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025 One of its standout features is its high level of monounsaturated fats, the same heart-healthy fats found in olive oil. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart-healthy

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heart-healthy was in 1980

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“Heart-healthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-healthy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

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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