A man has died after being challenged to eat 50 eggs.

Subhash Yada from India was challenged by his friend to eat 50 eggs for 34 dollars.

The 42-year-old accepted the challenge. He managed to eat 41 eggs before he collapsed.

While eating the 42nd egg, he went unconscious.

He was rushed to hospital where he later died. The incident sparked an investigation into why and how he died from eating eggs.

Experts think that the excessive amount of eggs caused a severe disruption in the man’s digestive system, which could have led to aspiration and “impaired cardiac functioning” due to the high amount of cholesterol in egg yolks.

In fact, some studies suggest that consuming egg yolks daily can increase a person’s risk of death by 7 percent.

Yigu Zhang, of Zhejiang University in China, said, “Our findings suggest replacing whole eggs with egg whites or other alternative protein sources for facilitating cardiovascular health and long-term survival. The increased mortality was largely influenced by cholesterol intake.”

Professor Riyaz Patel, a consultant Cardiologist at University College London, said, “For most people, eggs can be eaten in moderation as part of a balanced diet, unless they have been advised not to for a specific medical or dietary reason.”

Another study confirmed how cholesterol intake affects a person’s heart health.

The Feinberg School of Medicine’s research revealed eating 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day was associated with a 17 percent higher risk of incident cardiovascular disease and 18 percent increased risk of death.

One large egg contains 186 mg of dietary cholesterol in the yolk alone.

Co-corresponding study author and Associate Professor Norrina Allen said, “Our study showed if two people had the exact same diet and the only difference in diet was eggs, then you could directly measure the effect of the egg consumption on heart disease.”

“We found cholesterol, regardless of the source, was associated with an increased risk of heart disease,” she added.