heart-healthy
adjective
: conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system
heart-healthy exercise
a heart-healthy diet
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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.
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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
Seed oils are mainly made up of unsaturated fats, and are high in heart-healthy omega-6 fatty acids and low in omega-3 fatty acids.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 28 Dec. 2024
The Saturated Fat Content Can Be an Issue In comparison, olive oil, for example, contains more heart-healthy unsaturated fats, Best says.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
Seed oils are mainly made up of unsaturated fats, and are high in heart-healthy omega-6 fatty acids and low in omega-3 fatty acids.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 28 Dec. 2024
The Saturated Fat Content Can Be an Issue In comparison, olive oil, for example, contains more heart-healthy unsaturated fats, Best says.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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