https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/tags/fib-4/Recent content in FIB-4 on TCM WellnessHugoenFri, 25 Sep 2026 07:55:00 +0800https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/posts/tcm-fatty-liver-masld-guide-2026/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:55:00 +0800https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/posts/tcm-fatty-liver-masld-guide-2026/<blockquote> <p>Cover image source: Pexels</p> </blockquote> <p>It is late September 2026, just past the autumn equinox, and your checkup flags ALT or AST in red while the ultrasound report says “fatty liver.” You feel fine: this is usually a silent diagnosis. Shorter days, less movement, and more comfort eating make autumn a useful moment to review your routine. Start with our <a href="https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/posts/tcm-autumn-wellness-guide-2026/">autumn wellness guide</a>, then give this finding a medical follow-up plan.</p> <h2 id="what-fatty-liver-is-called-now">What fatty liver is called now</h2> <p>The <a href="https://www.aasld.org/new-masld-nomenclature">AASLD nomenclature guide</a> explains the 2023 AASLD/EASL/ALEH multisociety Delphi consensus: <strong>SLD</strong>, steatotic liver disease, is the umbrella; <strong>MASLD</strong>, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, replaces NAFLD; <strong>MASH</strong> replaces NASH. The change addresses exclusionary, stigmatizing language and uses positive criteria: liver fat plus at least one cardiometabolic risk factor.</p>