heart-healthy diet
Cardiovascular eating plan
A heart-healthy diet emphasizes foods that support cardiovascular health—fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and unsaturated fats—while limiting saturated fat, sodium, and processed foods.
The term appears constantly in medical advice and food marketing: My doctor put me on a heart-healthy diet after my cholesterol spiked.
The Mediterranean diet is often cited as the model.
- nutritionBodily use of food
- eating habitsCustomary food consumption behaviors
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
- fish oilMarine-derived nutritional supplement
salmon · fiber · whole foods · whole grains · olive oil · leafy greens · green salad · cholesterol · berries · dark chocolate · nuts · avocado · low-sodium · sodium intake · Mediterranean · blood pressure · antioxidants · lean protein
- heart healthcardiologist, HDL, EKG, LDL, echocardiogram
- dietingcalorie counting, portion control, calorie tracker, calories, carb counting
- dietsvegan, ketogenic, vegetarian, keto, paleo
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins