Liver Diseases: Obesity
Commons · Question 105801 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with medical professionals about care for people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 4 Feb 2026
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now commonly referred to as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), although the terms are still often used interchangeably.While the Department has not had any recent discussions with medical...