Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease

Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD^[1], is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a buildup of fat in the liver. Formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, this condition affects 1 in 4 people worldwide^[2]. Among those with type 2 diabetes, insulin...

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