A simple guide to a disease that often stays hidden 1. Your liver: the organ that never complains in MASLD & Cirrhosis Your liver is one of the hardest-working organs in your body. Every day, it quietly carries out hundreds of tasks that keep you healthy from breaking down food and filtering toxins to regulating […]
MASLD, or Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, affects 16-32% of India’s general population, impacting nearly 120 million people, with about 31% progressing to MASH. Recent studies using FibroScan reveal even higher rates, up to 68.2% prevalence nationwide, driven by urbanization, obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. These intertwined factors amplify risks, […]
Introduction Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease has emerged as a silent epidemic in modern medicine, affecting nearly 38% of adults worldwide and poised to become the leading cause of liver transplantation by 2030. Previously known as Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver disease , this rebranding in 2023 better reflects its root cause — metabolic dysfunction tied […]
