Marc and Dan are twins who like the same activities, and foods. At a recent doctor's appointment, Dan was told that he has type 2 diabetes. He has been feeling good and has not noticed any changes in his health. He does not understand why he has diabetes but this brother does not and why he has not had any noticeable symptoms. How would you explain this to him? Describe what the glycemic index is and how this is very important in developing a nutritional diet.

Mitochondria is the cell organelle that produced the energy that is needed in the body system in form of atp, that is why it is called the power house of the cell. energy is needed by the living organisms to carry out the activities which sustain life.  if the mitochondria is destroyed atp will not be produced. if the mitochondria is destroyed, energy production will stop and the affected living organism will not have the energy to carry out the necessary life processes; this will lead to the death of the organism.