From:  Transitioning from NAFLD to MAFLD and MASLD: the toxic relationship with alcohol consumption

The alcohol amounts of fatty liver terms (NAFLD, MAFLD, SLD)

Alcohol amountNAFLDMAFLDSLD
< 30 g/day for men; < 20 g/day for womenNAFLDDual etiology of fatty liver diseaseMASLD
30–60 g/day for men; 20–50 g/day for womenAFLDDual etiology of fatty liver diseaseMetALD
> 60 g/day for men; > 50 g/day for womenAFLDDual etiology of fatty liver diseaseALD
Return to article view

ALD: alcoholic liver disease; MAFLD: metabolic-associated fatty liver disease; MASLD: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; MetALD: metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-related liver disease; NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease