Amino acid compositions for the treatment of symptoms of disease

A method for reducing symptoms of inflammation comprising:

• administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of two or more amino acids selected form the group consisting of aspartic acid, valine, serine, threonine, tyrosine;
• wherein the composition does not comprise free amino acid glutamine or a glutamine-containing dipeptide, or, if free amino acid glutamine and/or a glutamine-containing dipeptide is present, the free amino acid glutamine and the glutamine-containing dipeptide is present at a concentration of less than 50 mg/l;
• wherein the composition does not comprise glucose or, if glucose is present, glucose is present at a concentration of less than 1 g/l;
• and wherein the composition does not comprise free amino acid methionine or a methionine-containing dipeptide.