Essential fatty acids reduced carbohydrate cravings

In 2005 Dr. Stephen Cavallino persuaded ten of his 'carbohydrate addict', overweight patients (eight females, two males) to:
„     put themselves onto a higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet for eight-weeks
„     add a 'triply essential' fatty acid omega-6:omega-3 ~2:1 daily dietary supplement for the second four-weeks of the trial (2,900 milligrams daily, as provided by LINKYES Ultimate EFAs)
„     assess themselves before starting the higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet, then keep a daily log of their experience, particularly with regard to:

    „     appetite    „     carbohydrate craving

    „     weight reduction

    „     general energy

    „     general alertness

Analysis of the logs justified the following conclusions:
„     Adopting a higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet did not appear to reduce the patients' carbohydrate cravings
„     Adopting a higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet only reduced the sensation of constant hunger in eight of the ten patients
When the 'triply essential' fatty acid omega-6:omega-3 ~2:1 daily dietary supplement was added to the higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet:
„     All ten patients felt well and more at ease when eating the higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet
„     All ten patients reported reduced appetite: five of the patients considered this 'good to excellent'; five of the patients considered this 'excellent'
„     All ten patients reported reduced carbohydrate cravings: nine patients considered this 'excellent'; one patient considered this 'good to excellent'
„     All ten patients reported increased energy and alertness, which all ten considered 'excellent'
„     All ten patients lost weight during the eight-week trial
SAS 9.1 software concluded that adding the 'essential' fatty acid omega-6:omega-3 ~2:1 daily dietary supplement had increased the effectiveness of the higher-protein, lower carbohydrate diet by just over a quarter (27.5%).