Books by Vanessa Diaz

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, her experience reporting for People magazine, and dozens of interviews with photographers, journalists, publicists, magazine editors, and celebrities, Vanessa Diaz traces the complex power dynamics of the reporting and paparazzi work that fuel contemporary Hollywood and American celebrity culture.

The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly and is being considered as an epidemic in the US. Obesity and its related metabolic abnormalities contribute significantly to cardiovascular disease. This book discusses obesity epidemic and its long-term effects on health, and presents prevention strategies and interventions.