If you are registered with a GP practice, you will already have an NHS Number. To find out your NHS Number you can contact your GP practice. To protect your privacy, they may ask you to show them a passport, driving licence or some other proof of identity.our number helps healthcare staff to find your health records. Each NHS Number is made up of 10 digits, shown like this: 123 456 7890 (this is an example number). If you have an old medical card, it will have an old style NHS number made up of both letters and numbers.
Myoglobin contains hemes, pigments responsible for the color of red meat. The color that meat takes is partly determined by the degree of oxidation of the myoglobin.t is an abnormal finding, and can be diagnostically relevant when found in blood. Myoglobin is the primary oxygen-carrying pigment of muscle tissues. High concentrations of myoglobin in muscle cells allow organisms to hold their breath for a longer period of time.
Due to widespread belief that white meat is healthier as of 2014, pork producers have attempted to have the public think of pork as white meat; however, the USDA continues to officially recognize it as red meat. Chicken and other poultry include both white and dark meat based on the location of the meat in the animal's body. Dark meat is in the legs, which use a different type of muscles than elsewhere in the body. White meat is typically found in poultry breasts. Geese and ducks have only dark meat. Dark chicken meat has more than twice the saturated fat of white meat. As of 2014, some health authorities advise that the higher fat content in dark meats can have health benefits.