Anahad O’Connor
Anahad O’Connor is a bestselling author and reporter for The New York Times. He joined the paper in 2003 and writes for Science Times, the paper’s weekly science and health section, as well as the Well blog.
Anahad covers nutrition, medicine and chronic disease, and has published a number of groundbreaking investigative stories for the Times. His work has garnered him several awards, most recently a 2018 award from the Association of HealthCare Journalists for a series he helped write called “Planet Fat,” which explored the rise of global obesity and the role of the food industry.
His work has been featured in Best American Science Writing, a collection of top science stories selected by Atul Gawande. Anahad is a frequent guest on national media programs, including PBS News Hour, Good Morning America, and NPR’s All Things Considered. He is the author of four books, including the bestselling, “10 Things You Need to Eat.” He is a graduate of Yale University and lives in San Francisco with his wife, Tiseme Zegeye, and their son, Parker.