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Powerful antioxidants make up a third of the weight of dried tea leaves. The main one of these good-for-you compounds is called EGCG (or, if you're good at tongue twisters, epigallocatechin-3-gallate).

New mouse studies show that EGCG can slow the build-up of artery-clogging plaque. Yes, you've heard something like this before. Animal studies often show that antioxidants keep arteries from clogging. Human trials, however, are often disappointing.

That may soon change. What's different about this study is that it