Addressing lifestyle diseases one day at a time A University of Sydney multidisciplinary centre, we are easing the burden of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease, and their related conditions, through innovative research collaborations, research partnerships and teaching. We’re finding solutions that will inform and reform the health of the world. The causes and consequences of these diseases are more complicated than biology alone. That’s why we’re bringing together world-leading scholars from a range of disciplines to explore the interconnectedness of our environment, food and health.