If you are looking for information on common nutrition terms, you’ve come to the right place. This dictionary from the American Heart Association will help you make heart-healthy decisions at the grocery store and in your kitchen.
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Added Sugars
AHA Diet Recommendations
AHA Dietary Recommendations for Healthy Children
Alcoholic Beverages and Cardiovascular Disease
Antioxidant Vitamins
Artificial Sweeteners
Body Composition Tests/BMI
Caffeine
Calcium
Calorie and Fat Limits
Carbohydrate Addiction
Carbohydrates and Sugars
Cholesterol Overview
Cholesterol Q&A
Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children
Cooking Oils (high in monounsaturated fats)
Cooking Oils (high in polyunsaturated fats)
Dietary Supplements, Powders and Other Formulas
Fad Diets
Fats: Know Your Fats
Fats 101
Fats and Oils: AHA Recommendation
Fat Substitutes
Fiber
Fiber and Children's Diets
Fish
Frequently Asked Questions – Cooking Oils
Fish 101
Fruits and Vegetables
High-Protein Diets
Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease
Hydrogenated Oils/Fats
Infants and Diet
Meat, Poultry and Fish
Mediterranean Diet
Milk, Imitation
Milk Products
Minerals, Inorganic Substances
Monounsaturated Fats
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
Obesity and Overweight
Obesity and Overweight in Children
Oils and Fats
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Partially Hydrogenated Oils/Fats
Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
Polyunsaturated Fats
Potassium
Salt
Saturated Fats
Shellfish
Sodium
Sugars
Sugars 101
Sugar Substitutes
Sweeteners
Trans Fats/ Trans Fatty Acids
Triglycerides
Tropical Oils (Coconut, Palm, and Palm Kernel Oils)
Vegetables and Fruits
Vegetarian Diets
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
Whole Grains
Whole Grains and Fiber
