Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	90516
Country	Israel

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	From non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease: Rationale and implications for the new terminology
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Stephen David Howard Malnick and Doron Zamir
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Corresponding Author	Stephen David Howard Malnick, AGAF, MA, MBBS, MSc, Adjunct Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine C, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehov Pasternak, Rehovot 76100, Israel. stephen@malnick.net
Key Words	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Steatosis metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease; Nomenclature
Core Tip	Due to the epidemic of obesity, there has been an increase in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and hepatic steatosis. The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was given to describe the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Recently the nomenclature has been changed to metabolic dysfunction- associated steatotic liver disease. This removes stigmata associated with the term fatty and include a new entity reflecting both the metabolic syndrome and alcohol as causes of steatosis. These new terms do not alter the inclusion criteria for most of the published studies on NAFLD and will facilitate future studies.
Citation	Malnick SDH, Zamir D. From non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease: Rationale and implications for the new terminology. World J Hepatol 2024; In press

Received	2023-12-07 06:07
Peer-Review Started	2023-12-07 06:07
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Return for Revision	2024-02-03 02:47
Revised	2024-02-12 20:08
Second Decision	2024-04-25 02:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2024-04-25 08:30
Articles in Press	2024-04-25 08:30
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