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Time-restricted feeding (TRF) has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological strategy to improve metabolic health and potentially mitigate cancer risk by optimizing glycemic control, lipid profile, and inflammatory triggers. Despite these potential benefits, the direct impact of TRF on early-stage carcinogenesis, particularly in the context of obesogenic dietary conditions, remains inadequately explored. This study aimed to investigate the effects of TRF on the development of preneoplastic lesions in the liver and colon in male and female rats exposed to high-fat (HFD) and low-fat (LFD) diets.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Carcinogenesis was initiated using diethyl nitrosamine (DENA) for the liver and azoxymethane (AOM) for the colon. Rats were assigned to ad libitum feeding (AdL) or TRF (8-h feeding window) following carcinogen exposure and were euthanized at 6 or 9\u202fmonths for assessment. Pre-neoplastic lesions in the liver were evaluated by glutathione S-transferase placental form (GSTP)-positive staining, while aberrant crypt foci (ACF) were analyzed in the colon. Additionally, hepatic steatosis and metabolic parameters were assessed to determine the impact of TRF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No differences were observed in the incidence, size, or distribution of GSTP-positive lesions in the liver or ACF in the colon between TRF and AdL groups. TRF also failed to reduce hepatic steatosis or improve serum lipid profiles in animals fed an HFD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate that TRF does not significantly alter the development of early preneoplastic lesions in the liver or colon, regardless of dietary fat content, and further suggest that this dietary regimen is insufficient alone to counteract metabolic dysfunctions induced by highly obesogenic diets in rats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2026.1650934","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,23]],"date-time":"2026-01-23T06:48:24Z","timestamp":1769150904000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The effects of time-restricted feeding on early phases of carcinogenesis in rat liver and colon"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Nadia","family":"Malakmahmoudi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari","place":["Cagliari, Italy"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roberta","family":"Pisu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari","place":["Cagliari, Italy"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Barbarossa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari","place":["Cagliari, Italy"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Pisu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Histopathology, \"A. 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