Low fat “heatlhy eating probably isn’t going to help you lose weight. The most significant factor that determines how much you weigh, is the amount of carbohydrate in your diet, not the amount of fat you eat. Low fat “healthy eating” probably isn’t good for you either. The lower your serum cholesterol, the higher your cancer risk. The higher your serum cholesterol (if you are a female over 50), the lower your incidence of heart disease. For men, there’s no association of serum cholesterol and heart disease.