Bioaccumulation of toxins and fat storage

[H8wm4m]

Can the bioaccumulation of toxins with high lipophilicity within the body cause it to store more fat, maybe in order to dilute the toxins?

I heard this from a somewhat questionable source a while ago, but it sounds plausible.
I was reading about Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) but I don't know much about the fat storage process.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[lou6]

If anybody would check this site out: http://www.chelationtherapyonline.com/anatomy/p41.htm
Maybe we can discuss the feasibility of the content.

 

[jim mcnamara]

This
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1287143
indicates that lipophilicity is not necessarily a good predictor for estimating bioaccumulation in marine environments. The authors attribute this to the adsorption of lipophilic toxins onto marine sediments.