Millions in west do not know they have aggressive fatty liver disease, study says
by Anna Bawden Health and social affairs corresponden from Science | The Guardian on (#6XRZY)
Research finds more than 15m in US, UK, Germany and France with MASH have not been diagnosed
More than 15 million people in the US, UK, Germany and France do not know they have the most aggressive form of fatty liver disease, according to research.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) - the formal name for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - occurs in people who drink no or minimal amounts of alcohol whose liver contains more than 5% fat.
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