heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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The background: Vegetable and seed oils became popular in the mid-20th century, when scientists began looking into animal fat as the culprit behind the uptick in cardiovascular issues and promoted oils as heart-healthy alternatives.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
In addition to omega-3s and calcium, sardines contain other heart-healthy nutrients, like potassium, magnesium, zinc, and niacin.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Whether sweet, savory, or somewhere in between, these dishes all build on the fiber-rich oatmeal base to bump up the protein and include heart-healthy fats, too, according to Levi.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 May 2025
Avocados Avocados are rich in heart-healthy fats, and many other health-promoting nutrients.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 May 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
In addition to omega-3s and calcium, sardines contain other heart-healthy nutrients, like potassium, magnesium, zinc, and niacin.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Whether sweet, savory, or somewhere in between, these dishes all build on the fiber-rich oatmeal base to bump up the protein and include heart-healthy fats, too, according to Levi.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 May 2025
Avocados Avocados are rich in heart-healthy fats, and many other health-promoting nutrients.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 May 2025
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“Heart-healthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-healthy. Accessed 5 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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