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HEART-HEALTHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heart-healthy mean?
• HEART-HEALTHY (adjective)
The adjective HEART-HEALTHY has 1 sense:
1. of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease
Familiarity information: HEART-HEALTHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease
Similar:
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
Context examples
Laboratory studies have uncovered several mechanisms that might explain chocolate’s heart-healthy benefits.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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