A variety of proinflammatory cytokines, like C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, have a negative relationship with fat-adjusted skeletal muscle mass [37, 38], whereas disordered proinflammatory cytokine production is likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of NAFLD [39]. Here, TNF is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.