Prednisone is a corticosteroid your liver processes, so taking it can raise your risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ...

Taking prednisone can make the liver resistant to insulin, raising blood sugar levels and potentially leading to steroid-induced diabetes. Steroids may also worsen existing diabetes symptoms.

Share on Pinterest New research in mice suggests prednisone, a common corticosteroid drug, may aid weight loss. Sean Locke/Stocksy Many people with conditions that involve chronic inflammation take a ...

Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight, reports a new ...