The 2003 rally, which saw the Dow Jones industrial average regain 10,000, had some of the speculative flavor of the bubble's peak, as beaten down technology stocks led the rebound, although some had little or no earnings.
It is worth remembering that even if the Dow Jones Industrial Average regains the 10,000 level in the near future, it will still be more than 4,000 points below its all-time high, recorded in October 2007.
But the gastric bypass is considered the gold standard because of its impressive effects: studies show most patients lose at least two-thirds of their excess weight within a year, and keep it off: 10-year follow-up studies of the Swedish Obese Subjects Trial found an average regain of only 8%.
They keep it off, too: ten-year follow-up studies find an average regain of only ten to twenty pounds… Writer describes how Caselli eventually lost enough weight to appear normal… Seven times as many women as men have had the operation; mentions that divorce rates climb for those who have had the operation… Mentions the possibility of increased risk of bowel cancer….
Soon after the hurrahs died down following the Dow Jones Industrial Average regaining the curiously elusive milestone level of 11,000 on Monday, investors and advisers nationwide tallied their paper profits and plotted their next moves.
Compared to the average regain of one-third of lost weight within 1-year of treatment [ 23], our overall weight regain of 38% is comparable, given our sample of high risk participants.
In contrast, the average regain during the second six-month period was much higher among Face-to-Face Only participants compared to Face-to-Face + Phone (2.0 kg vs. 0.7 kg, p = 0.24).
Between years 1 and 3, an average regain of 1 kg was found in the DPS, resulting in a −3.5 ± 5.1 kg weight reduction from baseline to 3 years (4), whereas in the GOAL trial, the weight decrease achieved at year 1 persisted throughout the follow-up.
The average fund regained almost all the ground that was lost in 2008.
