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Get full access to this article View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Data Availability Statement All data and models generated or used during the study appear in the published article. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Mr. Mark Byrami for technical support during the experimental tests in the structures materials laboratory of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland.

Keywords fetal programming, high salt diet, hyperactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis Department Physiology and Developmental Biology Abstract Cardiovascular diseases have become among the most widespread of adult diseases in the United States. Over the last few decades, the United States has experienced a dramatic increase in the rate of diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Obesity and Hypertension. Recommended Citation Thatcher, Joshua P. and Porter, Dr. James P.