Apart from the weight reducing effect, the active substances of the green tea extract display a very wide spectrum of health effects, which is associated with their extraordinary free radical scavenging activity, exceeding 200 times the activity of the model antioxidant- tocopherol (vitamin E). Scientific studies have proven beyond all doubt that active substances of green tea display anti-atherosclerotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-exudative (vitamin P activity), and chemopreventive – cancer-risk limiting - actions.