Evaluation of Consuming Olive Extract on Total Cholesterol Levels

Exclusion Criteria

• •Any alteration of the Gastrointestinal system, functional or structural (gastric ulcer, chronic inflammatory diseases, hernia, etc.)
• •Subjects having undergone any surgical operation in th egastrointestinal tract with permanent consequences (i.e. gastroduodenectomy).
• •Subjects following any pharmacological treatment affecting gastric homeostasis.
• •Suffer from any metabolic disease or cancer process.
• •Being allergic to any of the compounds contained in the study capsules.
• •Excessive alcohol ingestion (14 units/day for women, or 20 units/day for men).
• •Women lactating or during pregnancy.
• •Following any cholesterol-lowering treatment.
• •People with any mental impairment or whose compliance with the study protocol is at risk.