Omega 6 vs. Omega 3 Fat Ratio

Apparently, another piece of dietary-fat data to pay attention to is the ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 essential fatty acids. Here, with the pizza slice, it is 1,749 mg to 188 mg, or about nine to one in favor of Omega 6. So what are Omega 3 and 6 fats, and why should you care about them?

Omega 3 and 6 fats are subsets of the polyunsaturated fats. They, in turn, are super-categories for a number of different Omega 3s and 6s, each with their own technical names. The two groups of fats are often referred to by the position of the first double bond in their molecules: n-3 and n-6.