Anahad O'Connor

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Anahad O'Connor
Born (1981-05-23) May 23, 1981 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Yale University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • staff reporter

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

O'Connor was born and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He studied neuroscience and has a degree in psychology from Yale University. [1] His book The 10 Things You Need to Eat made The New York Times Bestseller list in 2010. [1] He was part of the first class of the New York Times College Scholarship Program in 1999. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Anahad O'Connor". frenchamerican.org. French–American Foundation. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. O'Connor, Anahad (2007). Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In. Henry Holt and Company. p. [ page needed ]. ISBN   978-0-8050-8312-5.