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Health Sec. Kennedy Trims 20 Pounds on Carnivore Diet

8/8/2026

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  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. adopted Dr. Sean O’Mara’s “carnivore” diet of meat and fermented foods.
  • O’Mara charges $18,000 and advises starting with fermented-food portions.
  • Kennedy says the diet helped him lose 20 pounds, ease pain and stop atrial-fibrillation.
  • Critics warn red-meat diets can cause problems, citing a man with cholesterol on his skin.
  • JD Vance, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joined following Kennedy’s suggestion.