Fatty Liver Disease News, Features & Updates
- Why Didn't My Doctor Warn Me About Fatty Liver Sooner?
If you’re diagnosed with moderate to advanced fatty liver, you’re not alone. Learn why this disease often goes undetected for so long.
- Why Didn’t I Know About Fatty Liver?
Hispanics as a group are hard-hit by fatty liver disease, but often don’t get the information they need about it. Three people with the condition share their stories.
- Managing Big Emotions Around MASH
Being diagnosed with the fatty liver disease MASH and knowing your liver has fibrosis brings up many emotions. Here's how you can manage your emotions and condition.
- “People Assume It’s My Fault”: Taking Back Control of Fatty Liver Stigma
There’s a lot of stigma associated with liver diseases such as MASH. But it’s not due to a poor lifestyle alone. Here’s how to handle the judgement.
- How I Turned My Life Around After MASH Diagnosis
After MASH diagnosis, get advice from medical experts and people living with MASH on how to harness lifestyle changes to turn your life around.
- Perimenopause, Menopause and Fatty Liver: Odds Stacked Against You?
You're in the midst of changing hormones with perimenopause and then menopause. And your risk for conditions like fatty liver increase. What can you do?
- A Father’s Journey With Fatty Liver Disease
Carlos Bruno shares with other Hispanic fathers with MASH how he protects his son from fatty liver through open conversations and healthier choices.
- Healthy Celebrations: Party Foods and Drinks That Love Your Liver
Enjoy Hispanic celebrations with smart swaps that keep traditional flavors and support your liver, especially if you have MASLD or MASH.
- "MASH Can Give You a Second Chance": Foods to Focus On and Avoid
Diet can help manage your MASH. Find out how one woman revered her condition using smart diet choices.
- When Kids Get Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease called MASLD is becoming more common – and not just in adults. Here’s what it looks like to reverse fatty liver in kids and teens.
- How to Keep Your Liver Healthy
Living a healthy lifestyle is the key to keeping your liver in good shape. These tips will help you get started.
- Why Fatty Liver Disease Is Rampant in the Hispanic Community
Fatty liver disease strikes nearly twice as many Hispanic/Latine adults as other groups. Find out what a doctor wants you to know.
- MASH/MASLD in Hispanic Communities
Hispanic people can prevent and reverse nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases without losing their traditions and cultural DNA.
- My Personal Journey With MASH and Mental Health
Carlos Bruno was on top of the world when he landed his dream job on television. Then, right on cue, his fatty liver crashed the party.
- Why Exercise Helps Fatty Liver Disease
Weight gain is a major cause of excess liver fat. Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults ages 25 and up weighed enough to be classified as overweight or obese.
- Could Semaglutide Treat Fatty Liver Disease?
GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) that treat overweight and obesity may lead to better health outcomes for fatty liver disease, which doctors now call metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD.
- Why Fatty Liver Disease Is Rampant in the Latine Community
Fatty liver disease strikes nearly twice as many Hispanic/Latine adults as other groups. Find out what a doctor wants you to know.
- Fatty Liver: How Much Weight Do I Need to Lose?
Losing 7% to 10% of your current weight may help turn around fatty liver disease.
- Fatty Liver and Leaky Gut: How to Help Them Fix Each Other
Your liver and gut microbiome work as a team and when one malfunctions, your entire health is at stake. Here’s how to keep them happy and you healthy.
- Heart-Liver Surgery May Help Patients Get Onto Transplant List
Patients with both heart and liver diseases are usually turned away from organ transplant lists. A new dual procedure aims to give them another chance.
- New Treatment for MASH: An Expert's Insights and Key Facts
Get the facts about the first approved treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
- People With Liver Disease Can Now Take Remdesivir for COVID
August 25, 2023 — The antiviral drug remdesivir has been approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in people who have all stages of liver disease.
- Diabetes Association Updates Liver Disease Screening Guidelines
June 26, 2023 — The American Diabetes Association has updated its guidelines to call for increased screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in all adults with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.
- How to Keep Your Liver Healthy
Living a healthy lifestyle is the key to keeping your liver in good shape.