Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Association, Aetiology, Disease Progression, and Management

American Family Physician. 2026;114(2):173-174.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease MASLD

Key message

In patients with MASLD, excess adiposity leads to metabo-inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and end-organ liver diseases, thus obesity-oriented treatment while monitoring liver status may be a holistic approach to care.

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Grocic, M., Nguyen, M., & Sanyal, A. J. 2026. Current trends in the epidemiology of obesity and the association between obesity and metabolic liver disease MASLD/MASH. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70662

  1. 1.Grocic, M., Nguyen, M., & Sanyal, A. J. Current Trends in the Epidemiology of Obesity and the Association Between Obesity and Metabolic Liver Disease (MASLD/MASH). Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

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