The subjects were resident in a Purdue fraternity house, which was transformed during the summer into a metabolic unit. Subjects were supervised at all times by trained staff. The balance study was divided into 2 sessions of 3 weeks each during the summer of 1999 and 2000, with 2 levels of dietary Na+ during each summer. During the summer of 1999 subjects consumed a low calcium diet while in the summer of 2000 subjects consumed a high calcium diet. The Na+ intake periods were separated by a 2-week period, in which subjects were free to consume self-selected diets. Subjects collected fecal and urine daily for 20 days. Other measurements included daily body weight, blood pressure every other day, blood sample at the end of each session. Baseline measures included bone mass, self-assessment of pubertal development, a physical examination and diet history.