J.D. Vance Quickly Lost 13 Kg And Revealed The Secret To His Diet
- 5.09.2026, 9:27
The changes in my diet began after a conversation with Kennedy Jr.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance surprised the public with his noticeably slimmer appearance and spoke about his dramatic transformation. The politician admitted that he lost 30 pounds (13.6 kg) thanks to advice from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a special diet.
This was reported by Unilad.
The U.S. Vice President explained that the dietary changes began after a conversation with Kennedy Jr. According to Vance, he decided to give up sugar on the eve of Lent and turned to the minister for advice.
“I’m a devout Christian, so I try to take Lent very seriously; every year I try to deprive myself of something,” the politician said.
He noted that on Shrove Tuesday, immediately before the start of Lent, he decided to cut sugar from his diet. After that, Vance called Kennedy, who, according to him, suggested a much stricter approach.
“I know you’re very interested in health. I’m thinking of cutting out sugar. What do you think?” the vice president recalled asking.
According to him, the minister replied: “No, no, no. I have something much better than that—and much more intense.”
What does J.D. Vance eat?
Vance explained that his diet consists mainly of high-protein foods and fermented vegetables, particularly sauerkraut. At the same time, he couldn’t resist joking about how quickly he started changing his diet: “Let’s just say: if it was Fat Tuesday, there was no Fat Wednesday.”
The joke about sauerkraut came after a reporter asked about the politician’s weight: “You’ve lost a lot of weight lately. How much sauerkraut do you eat a day?”
Vance replied that the very fact that such a question was asked at the start of the press conference might indicate that he used to weigh significantly more.
“When you’re the vice president and the first question at a press conference is about how much weight you’ve lost, you were probably very overweight. That’s exactly what I took away from that question,” he said.
Vance had previously denied claims that he uses GLP-1 medications, specifically Ozempic, to lose weight. He attributed his physical transformation to diet and regular exercise.
Back in 2024, the politician stated that he had lost about 30 pounds (about 13.6 kg) compared to the time of his 2022 campaign for the U.S. Senate from Ohio. Since then, his weight loss has repeatedly drawn public attention.
Vance himself suggested a rather specific way to achieve the same results.
“My advice to you is this: if you want to lose weight, call Bobby Kennedy. And if you want to enjoy your food, don’t call Bobby Kennedy,” said the U.S. vice president.
What is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s diet?
Kennedy Jr., who is 72 years old, has previously spoken on numerous occasions about his experience following a meat-based diet. According to the politician, he once managed to lose 20 pounds (about 9 kg) in 30 days by eating mainly meat and fermented foods.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that a meat-based diet is also followed by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and Vance.