heart-healthy

adjective

Tending to prevent premature heart disease.

“The Mediterranean diet is rich in heart-healthy foods such as vegetables, grains, fish, fruit, olive oil, and nuts.”

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wholesome
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Meanings

adjectiveheart-healthy (comparative heart-healthier or more heart-healthy, superlative heart-healthiest or most heart-healthy)

comparative heart-healthier · comparative more heart-healthy · superlative heart-healthiest · superlative most heart-healthy

  1. Tending to prevent premature heart disease.

    The Mediterranean diet is rich in heart-healthy foods such as vegetables, grains, fish, fruit, olive oil, and nuts.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease

Similar
wholesome
Also see
wholesome

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From heart health + -y.

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Translations

Spanish saludable para el corazón, cardiosaludable
  • saludable para el corazónTranslations
  • cardiosaludableTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

heart-healthy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-healthy

MLA

“heart-healthy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-healthy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart-healthy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart-healthy.

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