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Text: In a double-blind, parallel-design, multicenter clinical trial, subjects with LDL cholesterol 3. 0 and 5. 0 mmol/L (n = 786 screened, n = 400 ineligible, n = 19 refused, n = 367 enrolled, and n = 345 completed) were randomly assigned to receive cereal containing wheat fiber (n = 87) or 3 g high-MW (2, 210, 000 g/mol, n = 86), 4 g medium-MW (850, 000 g/mol, n = 67), 3 g medium-MW (530, 000 g/mol, n = 64), or 4 g low-MW (210, 000 g/mol, n = 63) oat - glucan/d (divided doses, twice daily) for 4 wk.