Produced from the buds and leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant, white tea is known to maintain most of the natural compounds that are naturally formed during the plants lifetime. For many years, white tea enthusiasts have touted the many health benefits of white tea, with the biggest benefit being the effects of white tea on helping in achieving and maintaining of a healthy weight. One of these chemicals, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG, is now being looked at as having an even greater effect on weight loss than previously thought.