The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
A population study with over 88,000 US women and 41,000 US men, found that being in the highest 20% of Omega-6 intake was correlated with 9% reduction of type-2-diabetes risk, and 8% reduction for Linoleic Acid specifically. (8)
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The same study found swapping saturated fat with linoleic acid (5% of total energy intake) was correlated with 17% reduction in type-2-diabetes risk, (14% risk reduction when only 2% of total energy intake was swapped). (8)
and probably I would say if we're doing any sort of back of the envelope calculation based on what's evolutionarily appropriate anything about four to five percent for linoleic acid is probably pushing you onto that spectrum of pre-diabetes and problems so you don't want to be there