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This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of products made with either whole grain barley or whole grain oats on CVD risk factors in adults. Methods: A 6-week, double-blind, parallel-design, randomized, controlled feeding trial was conducted with 68 adults. Subjects were randomly assigned to either: (1) a control diet containing 0.8 daily servings of whole grain per 2000 kcal, (2) a diet containing 4 daily servings of whole grain oats per 2000 kcal, or (3) a diet containing 4 daily servings of whole grain barley per 2000 kcal. Markers of cardiovascular disease risk were assessed before and after treatment. Results: LDL cholesterol concentrations show a trend of statistical significance across diets (p = 0.0638), with a lowering of 8.9 mg\/dL (barley) and 11.2 mg\/dL (oats) compared to the control. Both whole grain diets significantly lowered total VLDL and chylomicron particles (p = 0.0272). The oat diet significantly lowered total LDL particles (p = 0.0014), small LDL particles (p = 0.0008), medium\u2013small LDL particles (p = 0.0008), and very small LDL particles (p = 0.0009) and increased LDL particle size (p = 0.0451). The barley diet significantly lowered diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.0388) and vascular cell adhesion molecule concentrations (p = 0.0320). 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