Turkey has less omega-6. For example, one-half of a roasted turkey breast with bone and skin removed -- which is of course a lot more food than half of a chicken breast -- has 520 mg of omega-6 and 61 mg of omega-3. But a roasted turkey leg with bone and skin removed has a huge 2,351 mg of omega-6 and 179 mg of omega-3.

All of these levels are for regular grain-fed poultry. Organic poultry may or may not be better. If you can get it, chickens and turkeys fed largely on a natural diet will undoubtedly have less omega-6 and more omega-3. But we don't yet have comparable statistics.

Thanks for coming this far with me through this maze of numbers. They do show that most of the meat we consume contributes to the overwhelming level of omega-6 fats in the typical American diet. While a vegetarian diet avoids this overload, consuming only grass-fed beef can be just as healthy.