Participants were chosen from the control group of the Genetics of the Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA, for its initials in Spanish) study, performed at the Institute National of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez" in Mexico City, Mexico. The protocol was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the
Bitter melon is a common Asian vegetable. Its seed is not edible and discarded as a waste product. However, the seed oil is enriched in cis9, trans11, trans13-conjugated linolenic acid or alpha-eleostearic acid (alpha-ESA). Investigators previously demonstrated the anti-obesity functions of bitter