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Bariatric surgery continues to gain popularity as a means of attaining durable weight loss and ameliorating obesity-related comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, diabetes, and hypertension. Because most bariatric surgical patients are women (primarily of reproductive age), women's healthcare providers must pay close attention to the implications of this procedure for contraception, pregnancy, and bone health. In 2013, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) published new nutritional recommendations to better guide physicians in the management of bariatric surgical patients.1 These guidelines represent an excellent resource for day-to-day clinical care of such patients.