Behind the Paper

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Beyond the Organs: Why “Fuel Toxicity-Associated Spectrum (FTAS)” Could Unite T2DM, MASLD, and MASH

If you work in metabolic research, you’ve felt the frustration. A patient presents with insulin resistance. A decade later, they develop non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A colleague calls it “diabetic liver.” Another calls it “hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome.”