OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bone turnover markers and bone mineral density (BMD) in women after Roux-en-Y (RYGB) gastric bypass. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 48 women post-RYGB after three years, and 41 healthy women were evaluated. Evaluations: body mass index (BMI); physical activity; food intake; serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase, C-terminal telopeptide (CTX), intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), osteocalcin, urinary calcium and BMD. RESULTS: Significantly higher levels were observed for osteocalcin (p < 0.001), […]