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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Promoting cardiovascular well-being, as a food or lifestyle.
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- adjective of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease
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Examples
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The phrase heart-healthy diet often conjures up images of steamed rice and vegetables, a platter of baked fish, lots of pasta—easy on the sauce, please—and only dreams of fried onion rings.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005
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The phrase heart-healthy diet often conjures up images of steamed rice and vegetables, a platter of baked fish, lots of pasta—easy on the sauce, please—and only dreams of fried onion rings.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005
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To make your long-term heart-healthy diet and weight loss really work, you first need to internalize this dietmake it work for you.
The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009
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He uses olive oil, which is an unsaturated heart-healthy fat, and he avoids butter, stick margarine and any other hard fats.
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But he's the first to admit that he falls short of living a perfect heart-healthy life.
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Pile that burger up with vibrant colors such as bright, leafy baby spinach for a good source of vitamins and antioxidants; juicy red tomato slices rich in lycopene, decreasing the risk of heart disease and some cancers; and heart-healthy avocados.
Holly B. Clegg: How to Have a Healthy Kitchen With a Drive-Through Window Holly B. Clegg 2012
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Pile that burger up with vibrant colors such as bright, leafy baby spinach for a good source of vitamins and antioxidants; juicy red tomato slices rich in lycopene, decreasing the risk of heart disease and some cancers; and heart-healthy avocados.
Holly B. Clegg: How to Have a Healthy Kitchen With a Drive-Through Window Holly B. Clegg 2012
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But he's the first to admit that he falls short of living a perfect heart-healthy life.
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"The American Heart Association has endorsed Idaho potatoes as a heart-healthy food."
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He uses olive oil, which is an unsaturated heart-healthy fat, and he avoids butter, stick margarine and any other hard fats.
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