US President Barack Obama fights high cholesterol

Washington: Poll results, congressional head counts and federal deficits aren't the only numbers US President Barack Obama has to worry about. Now, he's trying to walk off a marginally high cholesterol count.

His doctor has recommended that he lower his cholesterol.

The culprit, according to White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, is too many cheeseburgers and desserts, a surprising revelation given Obama's reputation as a health nut. Not just that, Obama has been told to continue to work on quitting smoking.