Table 1.

Volunteer inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Men and women	Suffering chronic pathology other than hypercholesterolemia
18–55 y old	Smoking
BMI 20–25 kg/m2	Vegetarianism
	Pregnancy in women
Attending to T-C levels in blood two groups: Normocholesterolemics (T-C < 200 mg/dL) Hypercholesterolemics (T-C 200–240 mg/dL)	Having taken dietary supplements, laxatives, or antibiotics six months before the beginning of the study

Total cholesterol (T-C); Body mass index (BMI).