Women who begin the menopause before turning 40 are 50 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a study claims.
Researchers also found women who stop having periods before 45 are 15 per cent more at risk than women who enter the menopause at the ‘normal’ age.
The average age for the start of the menopause is 51 in the UK and US but thousands begin the natural process as early as 40.
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