A new report says the trump cabinet sauerkraut diet has spread to four Trump administration officials, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Vice President JD Vance. The diet centers on sauerkraut and kimchi and was pushed by physician Dr. Sean O'Mara.
The report says the officials have decided the health benefits outweigh the slightly sulfurous odors. For readers trying to track the trend, the unusual part is not just the foods involved but how far it has reached inside the administration.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy has been on the regimen for about a year, and he said he initially found the tangy, pungent flavor off-putting before warming to the results. Cheryl Hines said he wakes up at 6:30 every morning to cook steak and eat sauerkraut.
Hines also said Kennedy handed her a bag of sauerkraut in the car and asked her to put it in her bag. On Katie Miller’s podcast, she said, “We’ll be in the car, dressed up. I’ll have my little clutch, right?”
Howard Lutnick And Sean Duffy
Lutnick has reportedly been fermenting his own vegetables at home. Duffy’s commitment was visible enough that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy noticed his glowing skin and asked about it directly.
McCarthy became a convert after asking Duffy about the diet. That puts two cabinet secretaries into the same food pattern, with the vice president also described as snacking on pickles and fermented sides even while traveling on Air Force Two.
Dr. Sean O'Mara
O'Mara has built a private practice around the diet, which he promotes as promising weight loss and a healthier gut microbiome. Consultations with him run as high as $18,000.
That price tag leaves the diet far from ordinary. The report links a costly private practice, a fermented-food regimen and several senior officials who have bought in, making the trend more notable than a single celebrity wellness routine.
