Anahad O'Connor (born May 23, 1981) is an American journalist and staff reporter forThe New York Times. He joined theTimes in 2003^{[1][dead link]} and writes about consumer health, science and national issues. He is also a bestselling author.

O'Connor was born and grew up on theLower East Side ofManhattan. He studied neuroscience and has a degree inpsychology fromYale University. His bookThe 10 Things You Need to Eat madeThe New York Times Bestseller list in 2010.^{[1][dead link]} He was part of the first class of theNew York Times College Scholarship Program in 1999.^[2]

• Lose It!: The Personalized Weight Loss Revolution (2010)
• The 10 Things You Need to Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them (2009)
• Always Follow the Elephants: More Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In (2009)
• Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In (2007)

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