Optimal calcium retention is a prerequisite for building maximal peak bone mass within the genetic potential, a key to reducing risk of osteoporosis later in life. The investigators have determined that maximal calcium retention averages 423 mg/day during the period of rapid skeletal accretion in white girls at a mean dietary calcium intake of 1300 mg/d. Urinary calcium explains more than 50% of the variance in calcium retention. However, urinary sodium (i.e. sodium intake)is a major determinant of urinary calcium excretion and the effect of sodium intake on maximal calcium retention is not known. Nor is its effect known in black adolescents who have higher bone density and lower calcium excretion than white adolescents.