Overview

• The Hall of Famer said a 2007 routine checkup revealed metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis after only mild fatigue.
• Doctors told him the disease can be reversible with weight loss and exercise, and he reports stable results with yearly ultrasounds.
• Marino credits a Mediterranean-style diet, training with former teammate Terry Kirby, and nightly walks and bike rides with his wife, Claire.
• He attributes the condition to letting fitness and diet slip after retiring from the NFL in 2000.
• The public reveal comes via Novo Nordisk’s Unordinary Stories campaign, which he hopes will raise awareness of MASH’s risks, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.