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heart-healthy

heart-healthy

4 3.3
Good for your heart because it is low in unhealthy fat and salt
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑrtˌhɛlθi/
translation icon : saludable para el corazón
  • Eating a variety of heart-healthy foods can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease.
  • heart-healthy omega-3s
  • heart-healthy fats
  • heart-healthy diet

So my point is that if we don't smoke and eat a healthy heart healthy diet, it can reduce the risk of lower back pain.

Examples

  • A coronary heart-healthy diet needs to include foods that are low in fat and high in protein.

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  • To decide what to fuel your body with, remember these heart-healthy essentials:

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  • Heart diseases: 4 things you should know to keep your heart healthy.

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  • So we should all be working to keep our heart healthy and eating fresh whole fruit every day is hugely beneficial for our health.

  • Here are some heart-healthy tips to keep in mind throughout the year.

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  • A heart-healthy dinner from our cafeteria.

    Something's Gotta Give (2003)

  • Inspired by the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, the Prevent a Second Heart Attack Plan is based on satisfaction, rather than deprivation.

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  • A growing body of evidence shows that milk from cows on pasture has higher levels of heart-healthy fatty acids (Union of Concerned Scientists).

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  • For example, carbohydrate-rich whole grains, fruits, and vegetables are at the core of the heart-healthy Mediterranean and DASH diets.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Backed by cutting-edge research, Dr. Brill explains: why the Mediterranean diet is the gold standard of heart-healthy eating. How "good carbs," such as oatmeal and popcorn, lower bad cholesterol, prevent high blood pressure, and control your weight.

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Synonyms

healthy
vsheart-healthy
695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

focuses on dietary factors that specifically lower disease risk rather than general wellbeing
healthful
vsheart-healthy
15 3.2

Good for the body and keeps you from getting sick

focuses on protecting the main blood pumping organ by reducing fats and sodium

Antonyms

harmful
161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

How Heart-Healthy

heart-healthy
4 3.3
low-cal
  • Informal
5 3.1
unhealthy
117 1.6
fattiness
1 4.1

Surface Forms

heart-healthy positive

Morphology

heart-healthy = heart + healthy (transparent) = heart + healthy

The meaning is directly derivable from 'heart' + 'healthy' (beneficial for the heart), a straightforward descriptive compound.

Etymology

Heart-healthy combines heart, the organ that 'pumps blood', and healthy, meaning 'good for health'. So heart-healthy describes food that helps keep your heart strong and lowers the chance of heart disease.