http://www.hhmi.org/news/metabolic-syndrome-dont-blame-belly-fat
Yes, these videos consistently assert that chronic increases of insulin above normal levels causes the retention fat in the liver, pancreas, adipose tissues, and elsewhere in the body, and the insulin caused retention of fats results in metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and diabetes. There is another video which I have lost track of which claims recent research findings that he insulin is responsible for fats clogging the insulin receptors on the cellular membranes, which in turn results in increasing insulin insensitivity, elevated blood glucose, and diabetes.