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'''A heart-healthy diet''' follows the American Heart Association pattern: plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein, with limits on saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. The goal is to protect your heart and blood vessels. This guide explains how it works and how to run it in mobieusHealth.
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'''A heart-healthy diet''' follows the American Heart Association pattern: plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein, with limits on saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. The goal is to protect your heart and blood vessels. This guide explains how it works and how to run it in Loopa.
This page is general information, not medical advice.
== What it is ==
Heart-healthy eating is a whole-diet pattern rather than a single rule. It favors unsaturated fats over saturated, whole foods over processed, and lean and plant proteins over fatty red meat. It overlaps closely with the [[Mediterranean diet]] and [[DASH diet]].
== How it works ==
The pattern targets the things that drive heart disease. Replacing saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats helps lower LDL cholesterol. Fiber from whole grains, beans, vegetables, and fruit supports healthy cholesterol and weight. Less sodium and added sugar supports healthy blood pressure.{{cite web|title=The American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations|url=https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/aha-diet-and-lifestyle-recommendations|website=American Heart Association|access-date=2026-06-30}}
== Typical macro split ==
Balanced, with a focus on fat quality:
* Carbs: 45 to 55% of calories, mostly whole grains, vegetables, and fruit
* Protein: 15 to 20% of calories, from lean and plant sources
* Fat: 25 to 35% of calories, mostly unsaturated, with saturated fat under about 6%
== Foods to eat ==
* Vegetables and fruit
* Whole grains
* Fish, especially oily fish like salmon
* Skinless poultry, beans, and lentils
* Nuts, seeds, and non-tropical vegetable oils
* Low-fat or fat-free dairy
== Foods to limit or avoid ==
* Saturated fat: fatty red meat, butter, full-fat dairy
* Trans fat and partially hydrogenated oils
* Sodium and salty processed food
* Added sugar and sugary drinks
* Fried and ultra-processed food
== Who it suits and the benefits ==
A heart-healthy diet suits anyone who wants to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. It is often recommended after a heart-health scare or a high-cholesterol result.
* Supports healthy cholesterol
* Supports healthy blood pressure
* Broadly protective for your heart
== Cautions and considerations ==
* If you take a blood thinner, the leafy greens in this pattern are high in vitamin K. Keep intake steady and watch your [[INR and blood thinners|INR]] with your clinician.
* If you have heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, use this alongside your clinician's advice, not instead of it.
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== In mobieusHealth ==
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== In Loopa ==
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Select '''Heart-healthy''' in [[Settings]] and mobieusHealth sets a balanced, unsaturated-fat-forward, lower-sodium macro target and points the "what should I eat" suggestions at heart-friendly foods. Log meals with [[Logging food]] and review your [[Macronutrients explained|macros]] as you go.
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Select '''Heart-healthy''' in [[Settings]] and Loopa sets a balanced, unsaturated-fat-forward, lower-sodium macro target and points the "what should I eat" suggestions at heart-friendly foods. Log meals with [[Logging food]] and review your [[Macronutrients explained|macros]] as you go.
== See also ==
* [[DASH diet]]
* [[Low-sodium diet]]
* [[Mediterranean diet]]
* [[Healthy eating]]
* [[Understanding calories]]
* [[Diet and exercise]]
[[Category:Diet guides]]
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[[Category:Loopa]]
'''A heart-healthy diet''' follows the American Heart Association pattern: plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein, with limits on saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. The goal is to protect your heart and blood vessels. This guide explains how it works and how to run it in mobieusHealth.
This page is general information, not medical advice.
== What it is ==
Heart-healthy eating is a whole-diet pattern rather than a single rule. It favors unsaturated fats over saturated, whole foods over processed, and lean and plant proteins over fatty red meat. It overlaps closely with the [[Mediterranean diet]] and [[DASH diet]].
== How it works ==
The pattern targets the things that drive heart disease. Replacing saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats helps lower LDL cholesterol. Fiber from whole grains, beans, vegetables, and fruit supports healthy cholesterol and weight. Less sodium and added sugar supports healthy blood pressure.{{cite web|title=The American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations|url=https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/aha-diet-and-lifestyle-recommendations|website=American Heart Association|access-date=2026-06-30}}
== Typical macro split ==
Balanced, with a focus on fat quality:
- Carbs: 45 to 55% of calories, mostly whole grains, vegetables, and fruit
- Protein: 15 to 20% of calories, from lean and plant sources
- Fat: 25 to 35% of calories, mostly unsaturated, with saturated fat under about 6%
== Foods to eat ==
- Vegetables and fruit
- Whole grains
- Fish, especially oily fish like salmon
- Skinless poultry, beans, and lentils
- Nuts, seeds, and non-tropical vegetable oils
- Low-fat or fat-free dairy
== Foods to limit or avoid ==
- Saturated fat: fatty red meat, butter, full-fat dairy
- Trans fat and partially hydrogenated oils
- Sodium and salty processed food
- Added sugar and sugary drinks
- Fried and ultra-processed food
== Who it suits and the benefits ==
A heart-healthy diet suits anyone who wants to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. It is often recommended after a heart-health scare or a high-cholesterol result.
- Supports healthy cholesterol
- Supports healthy blood pressure
- Broadly protective for your heart
== Cautions and considerations ==
- If you take a blood thinner, the leafy greens in this pattern are high in vitamin K. Keep intake steady and watch your [[INR and blood thinners|INR]] with your clinician.
- If you have heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, use this alongside your clinician's advice, not instead of it.
== In mobieusHealth ==
Select '''Heart-healthy''' in [[Settings]] and mobieusHealth sets a balanced, unsaturated-fat-forward, lower-sodium macro target and points the "what should I eat" suggestions at heart-friendly foods. Log meals with [[Logging food]] and review your [[Macronutrients explained|macros]] as you go.
== See also ==
- [[DASH diet]]
- [[Low-sodium diet]]
- [[Mediterranean diet]]
- [[Healthy eating]]
- [[Understanding calories]]
- [[Diet and exercise]]
[[Category:Diet guides]] [[Category:mobieusHealth]]
'''A heart-healthy diet''' follows the American Heart Association pattern: plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein, with limits on saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. The goal is to protect your heart and blood vessels. This guide explains how it works and how to run it in mobieusHealth.
This page is general information, not medical advice.
== What it is ==
Heart-healthy eating is a whole-diet pattern rather than a single rule. It favors unsaturated fats over saturated, whole foods over processed, and lean and plant proteins over fatty red meat. It overlaps closely with the [[Mediterranean diet]] and [[DASH diet]].
== How it works ==
The pattern targets the things that drive heart disease. Replacing saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats helps lower LDL cholesterol. Fiber from whole grains, beans, vegetables, and fruit supports healthy cholesterol and weight. Less sodium and added sugar supports healthy blood pressure.{{cite web|title=The American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations|url=https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/aha-diet-and-lifestyle-recommendations|website=American Heart Association|access-date=2026-06-30}}
== Typical macro split ==
Balanced, with a focus on fat quality:
* Carbs: 45 to 55% of calories, mostly whole grains, vegetables, and fruit
* Protein: 15 to 20% of calories, from lean and plant sources
* Fat: 25 to 35% of calories, mostly unsaturated, with saturated fat under about 6%
== Foods to eat ==
* Vegetables and fruit
* Whole grains
* Fish, especially oily fish like salmon
* Skinless poultry, beans, and lentils
* Nuts, seeds, and non-tropical vegetable oils
* Low-fat or fat-free dairy
== Foods to limit or avoid ==
* Saturated fat: fatty red meat, butter, full-fat dairy
* Trans fat and partially hydrogenated oils
* Sodium and salty processed food
* Added sugar and sugary drinks
* Fried and ultra-processed food
== Who it suits and the benefits ==
A heart-healthy diet suits anyone who wants to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. It is often recommended after a heart-health scare or a high-cholesterol result.
* Supports healthy cholesterol
* Supports healthy blood pressure
* Broadly protective for your heart
== Cautions and considerations ==
* If you take a blood thinner, the leafy greens in this pattern are high in vitamin K. Keep intake steady and watch your [[INR and blood thinners|INR]] with your clinician.
* If you have heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, use this alongside your clinician's advice, not instead of it.
== In mobieusHealth ==
Select '''Heart-healthy''' in [[Settings]] and mobieusHealth sets a balanced, unsaturated-fat-forward, lower-sodium macro target and points the "what should I eat" suggestions at heart-friendly foods. Log meals with [[Logging food]] and review your [[Macronutrients explained|macros]] as you go.
== See also ==
* [[DASH diet]]
* [[Low-sodium diet]]
* [[Mediterranean diet]]
* [[Healthy eating]]
* [[Understanding calories]]
* [[Diet and exercise]]
[[Category:Diet guides]]
[[Category:mobieusHealth]]
