Metabolically associated fatty liver disease: What hepatologists need to know about this systemic disease

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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 113284
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.113284

Table 1 Change of terminology

Transcript	Years of use	Features/reasons for introduction
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	1980-2020	Emphasized the absence of alcohol as a cause of the disease
Metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease	Since 2020	The emphasis is on metabolic disorders
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease	Since 2023	A more precise definition is adopted in American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/European Association for the Study of the Liver

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Citation: Plakida A, Iushkovska O, Sierpińska LE. Metabolically associated fatty liver disease: What hepatologists need to know about this systemic disease. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 113284
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.113284

Plakida A, Iushkovska O, Sierpińska LE. Metabolically associated fatty liver disease: What hepatologists need to know about this systemic disease. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 113284 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.113284]

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