And it has far less to do with what you eat and how much you exercise! A recent discovery by the University of Alberta in Canada found that all overweight people have high levels of toxic lipid molecules… called ceramides. These foreign compounds force fat cells to spill into your blood stream after you eat. The toxic fat can accumulate around your vital organs: your liver, pancreas, heart and even your arteries. When these vital organs are clogged with fat, your metabolism slows to a crawl and your fat-burning hormones almost completely shut down. Your body switches to starvation mode, which is when you store even more fat on your belly back buns thighs and hips.