heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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Lifestyle interventions such as a heart-healthy diet (such as the DASH diet or Mediterranean diet) and regular physical exercise are recommended to help manage hypertension.
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The trick lies in finding a way to be consistent about following a heart-healthy diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Avocados: This fruit is packed with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and fiber.
Nuts and seeds: Almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseed, and sunflower seeds offer a great mix of fats, fiber, and protein.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
Harris-Pincus also recommends balancing meals with protein, fiber-rich carbohydrates and heart-healthy fats.
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—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The trick lies in finding a way to be consistent about following a heart-healthy diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Avocados: This fruit is packed with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and fiber.
Nuts and seeds: Almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseed, and sunflower seeds offer a great mix of fats, fiber, and protein.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
Harris-Pincus also recommends balancing meals with protein, fiber-rich carbohydrates and heart-healthy fats.
3.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Heart-healthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-healthy. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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