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A presidential plan for beating high cholesterol

By Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, Updated: 03/10/2010 11:07:29 AM MST
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Your health » Start now: Here’s a simple list of health reminders about what to eat and what to avoid.

Jason Kieffer, the executive chef at the new Park City IHC… (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune)

U.S. President Barack Obama needs to cut back on the huckleberry cobbler with caramel ice cream – the first family’s favorite dessert – and eat a few more vegetables from the White House garden.

After a medical check-up last week, doctors told President Obama he needs to modify his diet and lower his overall cholesterol level, which was borderline high-risk at 209. (Doctors suggest 200 or below). The president specifically needs to pay attention to how much LDL or “bad cholesterol” he’s consuming.