People go through ‘dramatic’ changes in their 40s and 60s – study

'It turns out the mid-40s is a time of dramatic change, as is the early 60s. And that’s true no matter what class of molecules you look at'

People go through ‘dramatic’ changes in their 40s and 60s, the study said (Yui Mok/PA)

People go through two periods of “dramatic” change during their lives, around the ages of 44 and 60, new research suggests.

The small study shows that many of the molecules and micro-organisms in the body dramatically rise or fall in number during our forties and sixties.