Quick Answer. On the Blood Type Diet, created by Peter J. D'Adamo, people with type O blood should avoid grains, beans and dairy products, reports WebMD. Instead, they should eat a high-protein diet filled with lean meats, fish and vegetables. Continue Reading.
A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: 1  Color: Many factors affect urine color, including fluid balance, diet, medications and disease. 2  Clarity: Urine is normally clear. 3  Odor: Urine usually does not smell very strong but has a slightly nutty (aromatic) odor. Some diseases can cause a change in the normal odor of urine. For example, an infection with E. coli bacteria can cause a foul odor, while diabetes or starvation can cause a sweet, fruity odor.
Photo Credit AlexRaths/iStock/Getty Images. Urine, like other body fluids, can be either acidic or alkaline. Acidic substances have a pH of less than 7 and alkaline substances have a higher pH. Urine normally is slightly acid, with a pH around 6, although it can range from 4.5 to 8.Urine pH changes, depending on your diet, certain disease processes and the medications you take. Excreting acid or alkaline urine helps maintain the body's acid-base balance, the balance between acidity and alkalinity.What you eat can alter the pH of your urine, although it doesn't change the pH of your blood.rine, like other body fluids, can be either acidic or alkaline. Acidic substances have a pH of less than 7 and alkaline substances have a higher pH.