Our diets these days are rich in carbohydrates, increasing insulin, and omega 6. High insulin levels drive the conversion of omega 6 fats into arachidonic acid. This acid is toxic and your body attempts to get it out of blood circulation by inserting it into fat cells. As the concentrations become higher it divides, making more fat cells, so that the toxicity will remain low and non lethal to the cell. The body still needs to prevent this toxin from entering into the bloodstream so it steps up insulin production, forcing more arachidonic acid into the fat cells.

Eventually, concentrations of arachidonic acid go past a certain level and kill a fat cell. This causes the surrounding fat cells to increase their insulin resistance and the cycle continues. As the fat cells die arachidonic acid begins to enter into the bloodstream. Now even worse problems can evolve than gaining weight.