Daily cup of green tea is beneficial

One group of mice was pretreated with a diet containing a low level of EGCG for two weeks prior to receiving high doses of the polyphenol. Another group was fed a diet that did not include EGCG rior to receiving the high, supplement-like doses. After three days of high doses, pretreated mice had a 75 per cent reduction in liver toxicity compared to untreated mice.