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Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino recently revealed that he was diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH.

The Miami Dolphins legend said the discovery came years ago after a routine checkup when he was feeling sluggish .

"MASH is a serious form of liver disease characterized by an excessive buildup of fat in the liver, combined with inflammation and liver cell damage," Rosario Ligresti, M.D., chief of gastroenterology at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, told Fox News Digital.

HALL OF FAMER DAN MARINO OPENS UP ABOUT MASH DIAGNOSIS, WHY HE WANTS TO SHARE HIS HEALTH JOURNEY

Unlike alcoholic liver disease or viral hepatitis, MASH develops silently from everyday health issu

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