The Effects of Whole Body Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Triangular Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Serum Lipids in Male Rabbits with Normal Diet

Abstract

Background: The main goal of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of whole-body electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure on the lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglycerides, VLDL and HDL) in 16 adult male white New Zealand rabbits.
Methods: In two separate experiments, sham exposed group (control group) male rabbits were exposed to sham stimulated (without electromagnetic stimulation) for 5 days, 2 hours per day and the rabbits of treatment group were treated with triangular form 10 Hz of electromagnetic field for 5 days, 2 hours per day.
Results: At the end of the study, after 12 hours fasting period, blood samples were isolated and levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), VLDL and HDL were measured by Auto analyzer. We found significant decrease in the plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol, VLDL and significant increase in HDL levels in rabbits that were exposed to 10 Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF). P-values in all cases were equal to 0.001.
Conclusion: Our results indicated the effects of whole body EMF exposure on levels of plasma lipids. We conclude that 10 Hz pulsed electromagnetic field favorably alters metabolism of lipoproteins, TG and TC which are associated with the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart diseases.