1. World Health Organization (WHO). Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases. Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation. Technical Report Series No. 916. World Health Organization: Geneva; 2003.
2. World Health Organization (WHO), International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). The Asia–Pacific Perspective: Redefining Obesity and Its Treatment. World Health Organization: Geneva; 2000.
3. Popkin BM, Horton SH, Kim S . The nutrition transition and prevention of diet-related diseases in Asia and the Pacific. Food Nutr Bull 2001; 22 (Suppl 1): 58.
4. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ORC Macro. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2), 1998–99: India. International Institute for Population Sciences: Mumbai; 2000.
5. Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Bethesda, MD; 2002.