<b>Barriers and facilitators to weight loss in individuals with a recent history of weight management attempts</b>

Individuals with obesity attempt to lose weight using a variety of interventions and experience several challenges. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and perceived barriers to weight loss and maintaining an optimum weight in Bahrain.In this cross-sectional study, 1453 Bahraini adults who had used any intervention to lose weight in the past year answered a structured questionnaire. The participants were approached through social media platforms. The univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to肥胖人群多通过各类干预手段尝试减重，且常遭遇诸多现实挑战。本研究旨在探明巴林地区的肥胖患病率，以及民众在减重与维持理想体重过程中所感知到的各类阻碍因素。本次横断面研究（cross-sectional study）共纳入1453名过去一年内曾采用任意干预手段减重的巴林成年受试者，所有受试者均填写了结构化问卷。受试者通过社交媒体平台招募。本研究采用单因素与多因素logistic回归分析进行