Table 2.

Total caloric value, protein, lipids and cholesterol in faeces.

Group	Total Caloric Value (MJ/kg)	Protein (%, w/w)	Lipids (%, w/w)	Cholesterol (mg/g)
I	14.6 ± 0.04	19.7 ± 0.10	1.90 ± 0.07	0.43 ± 0.02
II	14.7 ± 0.04	22.6 ± 0.07	2.38 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.02
III	18.7 ± 0.08 #	15.5 ± 0.17 #	11.6 ± 0.04 #	14.7 ± 0.42 #
IV	18.5 ± 0.05	16.6 ± 0.01 ****	11.5 ± 0.01	15.9 ± 0.51
V	19.2 ± 0.03 ****	17.4 ± 0.04 ****	13.2 ± 0.04 ****	13.6 ± 0.06

Group I, fed with a standard diet; Group II, fed with a standard diet and treated with spirulina; Group III, fed with a high-fat diet (HFD); Group IV, fed with a HFD and treated with spirulina (preventive treatment); Group V, fed with a HFD and, after the development of hyperlipidaemia in the fifth week, treated with Spirulina (curative treatment). Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM; # p < 0.0001 vs. control (group I); **** p < 0.0001 vs. HFD (group III), n = 8 samples.