Fatty liver disease can develop quietly for years without causing obvious symptoms.
Today, the condition is increasingly called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It occurs when excess fat builds up in the liver and is strongly associated with metabolic conditions such as obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high triglycerides.
For many people, MASLD causes few or no symptoms, especially in its early stages. Sometimes it is discovered only after routine blood tests show abnormal liver enzymes or&
