The Silent Liver Killer: How Fatty Liver Disease Can Progress Without Symptoms
Silent fatty liver disease refers to a condition where excess fat accumulates in the liver without obvious symptoms. Traditionally called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), it has recently been renamed Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) to better reflect the underlying metabolic causes like obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol — not alcohol use. In most…