The exclusion of other chronic liver diseases including “excess” alcohol intake has until now
been necessary to establish a diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver
disease (MAFLD). However, given our current understanding of the pathogenesis of MAFLD
and its rising prevalence,“positive criteria” to diagnose the disease are required. In this work,
a panel of international experts from 22 countries propose a new definition for the diagnosis
of MAFLD that is both comprehensive and simple, and is independent of other liver …