Protective role of sesame oil against mobile base station-induced oxidative stress
Marzook EA, Abd El Moneim AE, Elhadary AA. · 2014
View Original AbstractChronic cell tower radiation depleted rats' antioxidant defenses and altered hormones, but sesame oil provided measurable protection against this cellular damage.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to cell tower radiation 24 hours daily for 8 weeks. The radiation damaged cellular defenses and altered hormones, but sesame oil provided protection against these harmful effects. This suggests antioxidants may help protect against chronic radiofrequency radiation exposure.
Why This Matters
This study adds to the growing body of evidence showing that radiofrequency radiation at levels similar to those from cell towers can cause measurable biological harm. The 900 MHz frequency used matches exactly what's emitted by many cell towers and older mobile networks. What makes this research particularly significant is that it demonstrates both the problem and a potential solution - while chronic EMF exposure depleted the rats' natural antioxidant systems and disrupted hormone balance, sesame oil provided measurable protection. The science demonstrates that our bodies' cellular defense systems are vulnerable to this type of radiation exposure. While you shouldn't interpret this as medical advice to consume sesame oil, the findings support the broader principle that antioxidant-rich foods may help your body cope with unavoidable EMF exposure from the wireless infrastructure surrounding us.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 24 h/day for 8 weeks
Study Details
The present work was designed to study the effect of chronic exposure to electromagnetic radiations (EMR), produced by a cellular tower for mobile phone and the possible protective role of sesame oil on glutathione reductase (GSH-Rx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), total testosterone and lipid profile (total cholesterol (Tch), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) in male albino rats.
Rats were arranged into four groups: the control unexposed, the exposed untreated and the exposed tr...
The results obtained revealed that TG and testosterone were raised significantly over control in all...
In conclusion, all results of the current study proved that sesame oil can be used as an edible oil to attenuate the oxidative stress which could be yielded as a result of chronic exposure to EMR.
Show BibTeX
@article{ea_2014_protective_role_of_sesame_1674,
author = {Marzook EA and Abd El Moneim AE and Elhadary AA.},
title = {Protective role of sesame oil against mobile base station-induced oxidative stress},
year = {2014},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850713000125},
}