A monitoring of nutritional intervention was carried out for 30 days and blood samples were obtained by capillary puncture for total cholesterol levels, triglycerides, glucose. These parameters were determined in situ by dry chemistry. A series of anthropometric measures were also carried out at the beginning and at the end of the study including weight and height, BMI (Body Mass Index), WHR (waist-hip ratio), systolic and diastolic arterial pressure and heart rate.