heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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While most studies focus on older adults, prunes can fit into a heart-healthy diet at any age.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 Aug. 2025
The guidelines recommend that people adopt a heart-healthy diet, such as the DASH eating plan, which prioritizes meals high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and low-fat or nonfat dairy products, while also including lean meats and poultry, fish, and non-tropical oils.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, prioritize sources of heart-healthy unsaturated fats like fatty fish, nuts, seeds, non-tropical vegetable oils, and avocado.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 13 Aug. 2025
The omega-6 fatty acids found in seed oils have also shown anti-inflammatory and heart-healthy benefits.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 Aug. 2025
The guidelines recommend that people adopt a heart-healthy diet, such as the DASH eating plan, which prioritizes meals high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and low-fat or nonfat dairy products, while also including lean meats and poultry, fish, and non-tropical oils.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, prioritize sources of heart-healthy unsaturated fats like fatty fish, nuts, seeds, non-tropical vegetable oils, and avocado.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 13 Aug. 2025
The omega-6 fatty acids found in seed oils have also shown anti-inflammatory and heart-healthy benefits.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 4 Aug. 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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