Diet and Plant Sterols in the Control of Cholesterolemia (DESCO)

Inclusion Criteria: * Total cholesterol plasma levels between 200 and 240 mg/dL and/or LDL cholesterol levels between 130 and 160 mg/dL * Triglyceride plasma levels \<200 mg / dL * Cardiovascular risk at 10 years (according to the SCORE algorithm) \<5%. * Signature of the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects in secondary prevention for cardiovascular diseases or with a global cardiovascular risk (according to the SCORE algorithm) \> 5% at 10 years * Triglyceride plasma levels \>200 mg / dL * Decompensated diabetes * Alcoholism * Food allergy * Recent intake of functional foods or supplements for cholesterol control * Intake of lipid-lowering drugs or drugs affecting lipid metabolism in the last 2 months * Alterations in thyroid, hepatic or renal function (transaminases greater than 3 times the maximum values; glomerular filtration rate \<30ml / min), muscle diseases, even if subclinical * Obesity (BMI\> 30) * Any medical or surgical condition that could make the patient's adherence to the study protocol complex or inconstant.