BEIJING September 05. 2024 (Saba) - A recent Chinese study has found that regular mobile phone use is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, especially among current smokers and individuals with diabetes.
According to Chinese media on Thursday, the study attributed this link in part to lack of sleep and psychological and nervous stress.
Dr. Yanjun Zhang, from the Department of Nephrology at Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, said: "Mobile phone use is a widespread exposure in modern society, so exploring its impact on health has great public health value."
He explained that radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by mobile phones cause disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, inflammatory responses, and oxidative stress, and are therefore expected to affect a variety of organs such as the heart and blood vessels.
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