Heart-healthy

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease wordnet

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"Goldberg cautioned that the Chinese study was observational, relying on information provided by the mothers many years after they had given birth, so the findings do not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. She said what's needed is a head-to-head comparison of women who breast-feed with a control group of those who don't, to see whether there are long-term heart-healthy benefits."

Etymology

From heart health + -y.

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