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Fatty liver disease affects 38% of adults globally. Learn what MASLD is, why the name changed from NAFLD, and what you can do about it.
Understand the four stages of fatty liver disease — from simple steatosis to cirrhosis — and what you can do at each stage to slow or reverse progression.
Liver enzymes are commonly ordered and commonly misunderstood. Learn what ALT, AST, and GGT mean, when to worry, and how to improve your numbers.
FIB-4 is a simple blood-based score that estimates liver scarring risk. Learn what your score means, its limitations, and how to improve it.
The global hepatology community renamed NAFLD to MASLD in 2023. Learn what changed, what didn't, and why the new terminology matters for patients.