: 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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Alongside a heart-healthy diet, research suggests that 40 minutes of moderate to heavy aerobic exercise (exercise that engages large muscle groups and is rhythmic, like running or swimming), at least three times a week, can lower cholesterol. Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025 Walking Can Protect Your Heart—And Overall Health Being physically active—whether that’s from walking, working out, gardening, or even doing household chores—offers significant heart-healthy benefits. Julia Ries, Health, 25 Apr. 2025 But the main nutritional selling point of fish over meat is that fish is loaded with heart-healthy unsaturated fats. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 The coaches can counsel you on adopting a heart-healthy diet, fitting daily physical activity into your schedule, and reducing stress. Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 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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