| abstract |
An object of the present invention is to provide a nutritional composition for inflammatory diseases that is excellent in the pathological condition improving effect of inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, can maintain the body protein of a patient, and is useful for improving nutritional status. A nutritional composition for inflammatory diseases comprising an amino acid composition comprising human essential amino acids and not containing human non-essential amino acids other than arginine. Human essential amino acids are preferably composed of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, cysteine and tyrosine. The amino acid composition preferably contains arginine. The nutritional composition for inflammatory diseases of the present invention preferably contains oils, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals in addition to the amino acid composition, and contains oligosaccharides as carbohydrates, vitamins C, D and E. It is further preferable to contain at a high value. [Selection figure] None |