EKU Podcast: Fatty liver disease

About this episode

Dr Thomas Round interviews Dr Helen Jarvis about fatty liver disease and its implications in primary care.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), also known as Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is estimated to affect up to 1 in 5 people in the UK. Rates are increasing with rising levels of obesity. Although most cases of MASLD are linked to excess weight, you can develop the disease if you have a healthy weight. In this podcast, Dr Thomas Round talks to Dr Helen Jarvis, a GP and Clinical lecturer and researcher at Newcastle University with an interest in liver disease about fatty liver disease in primary care. RCGP. EKU Module on Diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease . May 2024. RCGP. Liver Toolkit . June 2025 BSG. BSG Guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests . December 2021. NICE. NG49. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): assessment and management . July 2016 (last reviewed October 2024).

People in this episode

Host: Dr Thomas Round

Guest: Dr Helen Jarvis

Topics covered

• fatty liver disease
• metabolic dysfunction
• primary care
• obesity
• liver health

Keywords

• fatty liver disease
• NAFLD
• MASLD
• obesity
• liver disease
• primary care
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newcastle University, RCGP, BSG, NICE

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