Yes, you read that right. More than one in three adults have some degree of fatty liver disease, a condition closely linked to metabolic health. MASLD develops when excess fat gradually accumulates in the liver over time, often in the context of widespread alterations in blood sugar regulation and insulin sensitivity. Because those processes don’t always produce obvious, day-to-day signs, liver health isn’t something that naturally comes up in everyday conversation, even though it’s linked to metabolism more broadly.
