From NAFLD to MAFLD: when pathophysiology succeeds

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 27 May 2020; doi:10.1038/s41575-020-0316-6Two new position papers convincingly propose that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease needs a new name — metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). A new name for this disease affecting nearly one billion people globally is overdue, as knowledge gained from the past decades has assuringly demonstrated that MAFLD is a purely metabolic disorder.
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