Effects of olive leave extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress induced by 2.45 GHz WIFI signals.
Salah MB, Abdelmelek H, Abderraba M. · 2013
View Original AbstractWiFi radiation at 2.45 GHz created diabetes-like metabolic damage in rats through oxidative stress, the same frequency your home router uses.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to WiFi radiation (2.45 GHz) for one hour daily over 21 days and found it created a diabetes-like condition by damaging the body's natural antioxidant defenses in the liver and kidneys. The WiFi exposure reduced key protective enzymes by 33-68% and increased cellular damage markers by up to 51%. When researchers gave the rats olive leaf extract, it prevented most of the metabolic disruption and restored the protective enzymes, suggesting that WiFi radiation causes harm through oxidative stress.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that WiFi radiation can disrupt fundamental metabolic processes, not just cause heating effects as regulators claim. The 2.45 GHz frequency used here is identical to what your home WiFi router emits, though the study doesn't specify power levels for direct comparison. What's particularly concerning is that just one hour of daily exposure over three weeks was enough to create diabetes-like metabolic changes through oxidative stress. The fact that olive leaf extract could largely reverse these effects confirms that the damage stems from the body's inability to cope with radiation-induced free radicals. While this research was conducted on rats, it demonstrates clear biological mechanisms by which everyday WiFi exposure could contribute to metabolic disorders in humans.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz Duration: 1 h/day during 21 consecutive days
Study Details
We investigated the effect of olive leaves extract administration on glucose metabolism and oxidative response in liver and kidneys of rats exposed to radio frequency (RF)
The exposure of rats to RF (2.45 GHz, 1 h/day during 21 consecutive days) induced a diabetes-like st...
RF decreased the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx, −33.33% and −49.40%) catalase (CAT, −43....
Our investigations suggested that RF exposure induced a diabetes-like status through alteration of oxidative response. Olive leaves extract was able to correct glucose metabolism disorder by minimizing oxidative stress induced by RF in rat tissues.
Show BibTeX
@article{mb_2013_effects_of_olive_leave_1702,
author = {Salah MB and Abdelmelek H and Abderraba M.},
title = {Effects of olive leave extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress induced by 2.45 GHz WIFI signals.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668913001609},
}