: 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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Summary Eggs are a high-protein food with many additional nutrients that can be part of a heart-healthy diet despite their cholesterol content. Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025 Lean beef can still fit into a cholesterol-friendly or heart-healthy diet. Johna Burdeos, Health, 5 Mar. 2025 There are several ways these gynecologic conditions may interfere with a heart-healthy lifestyle. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Feb. 2025 Adding more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and nuts is an excellent path to a heart-healthy diet. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 25 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 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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