The present invention relates to a composition comprising green tea extract collagen and chondroitin. Such a composition can be used for use in treating or preventing arthritis for increasing life expectancy in an animal for preventing signs of aging for use in preserving mobility or preventing decline in mobility in an animal and in a method for making such compositions. The composition can be also used in a method of treating arthritis a method of increasing life expectancy a method of preserving mobility or preventing decline in mobility or a method of delaying aging.