According to a new study, one in three above the ago of 35 in Singapore could be at risk of developing osteoporosis.

The results are from a study of bone scans done under a programme run by New Zealand-based dairy cooperative, Fonterra in Asia. It said that about 25 percent of Singaporeans by the age of 25 year are venerable to the disease and the risk increases for men and women in their 50, with 45 percent at the risk.

The study, which was presented at the International Osteoporosis Foundation's first Asia Regional Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore, also found that men had poorer bone quality than women between 30 and 55 in Singapore, with more risk of developing bone fracture at later age.

Joanne Todd, Senior Health Platform Manager for Fonterra Asia and Middle East expressed that there is a need to help people build strong bones from early adulthood to middle age. He also said that the bone mass built in early adulthood has a big impact on the fragility of bones later in life.