Aim To investigate the long term effect of dietary fiber complex (DFC) B at different levels on cholesterol metabolism in hypercholesterolemic rats. Methods 84 healthy SD rats were fed with diet rich in lipids and hypercholesterolemic animal models were established. The rats were randomly divided into 7 groups: hypercholesterolemic control group(HC), 4%DFC group, 8%DFC group, 16%DFC group, 32%DFC group and 64%DFC group. Wheat fiber was used in the hypercholesterolemic control group and rats fed wit...