The End of “Fatty Liver”

The disease that we used to refer to as NAFLD is now MASLD: replacing the older term: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

By Chantal Thurlby-Alexander March 18, 2025 7 min read

It won’t be news to you that the disease that we used to refer to as NAFLD is now MASLD: the term Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease now replaces the older term: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The change in terminology is more than just words: it reflects our changing understanding of this common and multifactorial steatotic liver disease.

Defining Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Liver Disease