India, Feb. 15 -- Fatty liver has become an epidemic, given how common it has become. A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal in February 2026, found that almost 40 per cent of the participants in the Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort could be impacted by metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD.)ALSO READ: Cardiologist with 40 years experience says Indians at bigger risk of fatty liver disease; shares ways to protect it

This means that around four in ten adults may already be living with fatty liver disease due to metabolic issues such as obesity and diabetes, rather than alcohol, and may not even be aware of it. This is critical because, if left unaddressed, the condition can ...