Zee News | Egg yolks as bad as smoking for heart Times of India Indiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More .... Plaque rupture is the usual cause of most heart attacks and many strokes. The study looked at data from 1231 men and women, with a mean age of 61.5, who were patients attending vascular ... Egg yolks can block arteries: study |