Comprehensive Study about Mobile Phone Radiation Effects on Body Weight and Body Composition
نویسندگان
1 Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Islamic Azad University , Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Genetics, Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Biology, Medical Biotechnology Research Center, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
5 Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Department of Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
7 Department of Comparative Pathology, Urology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
8 Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Tehran, Iran
9 Student Research Committee, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10 Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.22034/tru.2023.387885.1141چکیده
IntroductionThe present study was a comprehensive study that assessed the effects of exposure to mobile phone radiation on body weight and body composition as well as assessing the critical indicators associated with body composition.MethodsTwenty rats weighing 200+10g at 4 to 6 weeks of age were individually housed in cages. The rats were randomly divided into the following two groups of 10 animals each: the control group and an exposure group that underwent electromagnetic wave radiation for 4 hours once a day for five weeks. The exposure was given by mobile phone having a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.90 watts/kg. Results There were no significant differences in mean changes in weight, height, lee index, and chest between the two groups. No significant differences were detected in fat mass, lean mass, and total mass of exposure and control groups at the end of the study. There were no significant differences among groups in FBS, lipid profile, thyroid hormone, kidney function, and appetite-regulating hormones.ConclusionsThe current study showed that exposure to mobile phone radiations for 4 hours once a day for five weeks (SAR of 0.90 Watt/kg) has no adverse effects on the thyroid, kidney functions, and hormonal profiles as well as body weight and body composition.
