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Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images January 7, 2022 From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US A nationwide genomic surveillance system analyzes positive COVID-19 tests to build a picture of which variants are spreading in the population. Andrii Zorii/iStock via Getty Images Plus January 7, 2022 Why kids shouldn’t eat added sugar before they turn 2, according to a nutritional epidemiologist Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-pittsburgh-health-sciences-5371 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/