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 AbstractDaily WiFi exposure for just one hour created diabetes-like symptoms in rats by overwhelming cellular antioxidant defenses.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to WiFi signals (2.45 GHz) for one hour daily over 21 days and found it created diabetes-like symptoms and damaged the body's natural antioxidant defenses in the liver and kidneys. The WiFi exposure reduced protective enzymes by 33-68% and increased cellular damage markers by up to 51%. When researchers gave the rats olive leaf extract, it prevented the glucose problems and restored most of the antioxidant protection.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that everyday WiFi frequencies can disrupt fundamental metabolic processes, not just cause heating effects. 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 trigger diabetes-like metabolic disruption and overwhelm the body's natural antioxidant systems. The fact that olive leaf extract could largely reverse these effects suggests the damage stems from oxidative stress rather than direct tissue heating. This research supports the growing body of evidence that RF exposure at non-thermal levels can interfere with cellular metabolism and glucose regulation, potentially contributing to the diabetes epidemic we're seeing worldwide.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz Duration: 1h/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, 1h/day during 21 consecutive days) induced a diabetes-like sta...
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_2558,
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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23994945/},
}