Vance reveals who's behind his recent weight loss in first White House press briefing since July
- Vice President JD Vance lost 20 pounds in 20 days after starting a high-protein diet with sauerkraut based on advice from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. beginning during Lent in February.
- Vance adopted a carnivore diet that includes only animal products like meat, dairy, and eggs, which he linked to losing 40% of his visceral fat within a month.
- He reported improved mental clarity on the diet, while acknowledging that some benefits might be due to the placebo effect.
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Vance reveals who’s behind his recent weight loss in first White House press briefing since July
Vice president says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. diet of high protein and sauerkraut behind his recent weight loss during his first press briefing since the departure of former press secretary Karoline Leavitt last month.
Vance waxes lyrical about RFK Jr.'s sauerkraut diet
As reporters geared up to ask Vice President JD Vance questions about the Iran war, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure, and the midterm elections, questions took a humorous turn as one reporter asked about his sauerkraut diet amid recent weight loss. The vice president spoke in the White House press briefing room […]
Vance asked how he lost ‘ton of weight’
At the first White House press briefing in more than 40 days, Vice President JD Vance said that an “intense” high-protein, sauerkraut-heavy diet recommended by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was behind his recent weight loss.
Vance reveals who's behind his recent weight loss in first White House press briefing since July
Vice President JD Vance held his first White House press conference since July, addressing Iran, oil and gas prices, inflation and midterms while joking about his weight loss.
JD Vance took the White House press briefing to a very strange place
In a surprisingly long briefing, the vice president managed to claim that there is no war in Iran, that sauerkraut from RFK Jr made him rapidly lose weight, and that Americans should build nuclear reactors in their backyards next to data centers. Holly Baxter writes about a briefing that slowly but surely turned strange
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