Living in greener neighborhoods may postpone the natural onset of menopause

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/bifg-lig021320.php

News Release 13-Feb-2020
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

Living near green spaces is associated with a wide variety of benefits, including a lower risk of obesity, improved attention capacity in children and slower physical decline in old age. Now, for the first time, a study led by the University of Bergen and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa", has found that living in a greener neighbourhood is also associated with older age at the onset of menopause.

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The study found that women living in neighbourhoods with little green space became menopausal 1.4 years earlier than those in living in the greenest areas. On average, age at menopause was 51.7 years for women living in the greenest areas, compared with 50.3 years for women living in areas with little green space.

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