The experiment was conducted at Oxford University. It involved a 27-year-old man who tried two different methods to lower his LDL* cholesterol levels.

First, he ate 12 OREO cookies every day for 16 days. Then, after a 3-month break, he took 20 mg of rosuvastatin daily for 6 weeks. Surprisingly, the OREOs dropped his LDL by 71%, while the medicine only lowered it by 32.5%.

*LDL = low-density lipoprotein – the bad cholesterol

1. What kind of cookies did he eat?
2. How many cookies did he eat each day?
3. What was the benefit of eating the cookies?

1. When is the last time you ate a cookie? What kind of cookie was it?
2. What is your favorite snack food?
3. Are you worried about your cholesterol?
4. What do you do to stay healthy?