Spanish Tourists More Interested in Visiting Iran: Official
TEHRAN (IFP) - An official with Spain’s Tourism Ministry says the number of Spanish tourists visiting Iran has hit 10,000 each year, adding the Spaniards rank third after the Germans and French in visiting the Islamic Republic.
Jorje, a Spanish tourism official, says over the past two to three years, Iran and Spain have had good relations in tourism and the ties are expected to get closer in future.
In an interview with the Iran Newspaper, Jorje also warned about the negative impacts of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on Iran-Spain tourism relations.
Over the past three years, 30,000 Iranian and Spanish tourists made mutual visits, he noted, stressing that 20,000 were Iranians and 10,000 were Spanish.
Iran and Spain have signed at least 20 memorandums of understanding in tourism.
"All states are waiting to see what will happen to the Iran nuclear deal following the U.S. withdrawal,” he noted.
Iran and the three European signatories to the JCPOA are involved in intense talks over the future of the Iran nuclear deal after the U.S. pullout.
Obesity Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Death
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Researchers have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality. The results of this study could impact how we think about obesity and health.
Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality.
The results of this study could impact how we think about obesity and health, says Jennifer Kuk, associate professor at the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, who led the research team at York University.
"This is in contrast with most of the literature and we think this is because most studies have defined metabolic healthy obesity as having up to one metabolic risk factor," says Kuk. "This is clearly problematic, as hypertension alone increases your mortality risk and past literature would have called these patients with obesity and hypertension, 'healthy'. This is likely why most studies have reported that 'healthy' obesity is still related with higher mortality risk."
Kuk's study showed that unlike dyslipidemia, hypertension or diabetes alone, which are related with a high mortality risk, this isn't the case for obesity alone.
Jorje, a Spanish tourism official, says over the past two to three years, Iran and Spain have had good relations in tourism and the ties are expected to get closer in future.
In an interview with the Iran Newspaper, Jorje also warned about the negative impacts of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on Iran-Spain tourism relations.
Over the past three years, 30,000 Iranian and Spanish tourists made mutual visits, he noted, stressing that 20,000 were Iranians and 10,000 were Spanish.
Iran and Spain have signed at least 20 memorandums of understanding in tourism.
"All states are waiting to see what will happen to the Iran nuclear deal following the U.S. withdrawal,” he noted.
Iran and the three European signatories to the JCPOA are involved in intense talks over the future of the Iran nuclear deal after the U.S. pullout.
Obesity Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Death
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Researchers have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality. The results of this study could impact how we think about obesity and health.
Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality.
The results of this study could impact how we think about obesity and health, says Jennifer Kuk, associate professor at the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, who led the research team at York University.
"This is in contrast with most of the literature and we think this is because most studies have defined metabolic healthy obesity as having up to one metabolic risk factor," says Kuk. "This is clearly problematic, as hypertension alone increases your mortality risk and past literature would have called these patients with obesity and hypertension, 'healthy'. This is likely why most studies have reported that 'healthy' obesity is still related with higher mortality risk."
Kuk's study showed that unlike dyslipidemia, hypertension or diabetes alone, which are related with a high mortality risk, this isn't the case for obesity alone.