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Does egg yolk cause heart attack? Doctor explains
Egg yolks have long been blamed for raising cholesterol and harming heart health, but the science is far more nuanced. A gastroenterologist explains why dietary cholesterol is not the same as blood cholesterol and how overall diet matters more than a single food
It isn't new for eggs to be surrounded by more misconceptions than facts. However, recently, social media reinforced that yolk equals cholesterol, cholesterol clogs arteries, and therefore eggs cause heart disease.
But according to Dr Mahendra Singh Rajput, Gastroenterologist, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, human metabolism is far more complex than viral health claims suggest.
