Hannah Mohr

The global obesity epidemic and the widespread adoption of a Westernised diet high in sugar and processed foods, alongside a sedentary lifestyle, have fueled the rise of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) [1]. Since an unhealthy lifestyle is central to MASLD development, effective lifestyle interventions remain essential for improving patient outcomes [2].

This August, the University of Dallas was honored to welcome Kansas native and UD alumna Sr. John Thomas O.P. back to the hills of Irving. Though she first felt the call to religious life at the age of 15, Sr. John Thomas wanted to experience other things, embracing adventure and travel. “I was afraid that religious life wouldn’t make me happy,” she said. Landing at the University of Dallas to pursue her studies in English and theology, she received the exciting opportunity to travel to Rome.