The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of consumption of a low-fat, no added sugar, dairy fermented product enriched with plant sterols and policosanols at two doses, on LDL-cholesterol concentration in hypercholesterolaemic adults after 3 weeks of product consumption versus active control product.

Inclusion Criteria:

• male and female aged 20-75 years;
• BMI between 19 and 30 kg/m2 ,
• LDL-cholesterol plasma level between 130 mg/dL and 190 mg/dL (bounds included) stabilized for more than 3 months,
• without statin monotherapy or other hypocholesterolaemic drug treatment,
• accepting to follow the dietary recommendations advisable for hypercholesterolemic patient (NCEP-ATP III guidelines)

Exclusion Criteria:

• serum triglyceride (TG) levels ≥ 4 mmol/L (3.5 g/L), having experienced any cardiovascular event in the last 6 months,
• receiving systemic treatment or topical treatment likely to interfere with evaluation of the study parameters