Highlights of Reader’s Digest India magazine dated February 1, 2013. With unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, a generation of obese urban Indian children face huge medical risks and reduced lifespans. “Time to Stop Childhood Obesity,” our cover story this month, looks into this alarming problem and suggests what parents and teachers can do to help children lead healthier lifestyles. Setting up massive private educational institutions where well-to-do students pay for themselves and in turn help educate thousands of poor tribals is a model that is bringing about a gradual but steady change in Odisha. Learn about the man behind this in “Achyut Samanta’s KISS of Life.” Another inspirational story is that of Phiona Mutesi. The 14-year-old, who lives in one of the worst slums on earth, has taken the chess world by surprise. In the wake of the notorious December rape in Delhi, this month’s “In My Opinion” demands some introspection—Swaminathan Aiyar wants us to look at Indian films for answers to why our men harass women so blatantly. Other highlights of the February issue include “The Last Day of Osama bin Laden” and a fascinating Real-Life Drama on how a little boy lost from Madhya Pradesh and adopted in Australia, finally found his birth mother. Boost your self-control and learn the secrets of your taste buds in RD Living while you sit back and chuckle with our humour departments.