Weight & Metabolic Health

21 products

Weight and Metabolic Health Education Tools

Support respectful, evidence-informed education with visual and hands-on resources.

Explore body fat and muscle models, portion resources, and materials for discussing energy balance, food choices, and related weight and metabolic health concepts.

These resources are designed for education and demonstration and should not be presented as diagnostic devices.

Common Teaching Applications

Body fat and muscle comparisons
Portion awareness
Energy balance and food-choice education
Clinical, classroom, and wellness instruction

Use these tools to make complex concepts easier to visualize while maintaining a respectful teaching approach.

Explore related nutrition teaching resources: nutrition and disease education tools, nutrition education visual aids, nutrition food replica kits.

Weight and Metabolic Health Education FAQs

What are weight and metabolic health education tools?

These are visual and hands-on teaching resources for discussing concepts such as body fat and muscle, portions, energy balance, food choices, and related weight and metabolic health topics.

How can these resources be used in nutrition education?

They can support visual demonstrations, portion-awareness activities, body fat and muscle comparisons, and discussions about energy balance and food choices in clinical, classroom, or wellness settings.

Are body fat and metabolic health teaching models diagnostic devices?

No. These products are designed for education and demonstration and should not be presented as diagnostic tools or substitutes for individualized clinical assessment.

How can weight-related teaching tools be used respectfully?

Use them to explain concepts and support discussion without assigning judgment or value to a person’s body. The teaching focus should remain on the educational objective and the information being demonstrated.

Choosing Weight, Metabolic Health, or Other Nutrition Teaching Tools

Select resources based on the concept being demonstrated rather than using one tool for every weight- or health-related lesson.

Choose Weight & Metabolic Health tools when...

You are teaching portions, energy balance, body fat and muscle concepts, or related weight and metabolic health topics.

Choose Nutrition & Disease tools when...

Your lesson is centered on chronic disease, health risk factors, or disease-management education. Explore nutrition and disease education tools.

Choose food replica kits when...

You want learners to work with coordinated food models for portion comparisons, meal planning, or food-choice activities. Explore nutrition food replica kits.

Choose visual aids when...

You need a poster, handout, display, or model for explanation and discussion rather than a multi-item hands-on activity. Explore nutrition education visual aids.

Consequences of Obesity 3-D educational display

$559.95

Consequences Of ObesityConsequences Of Obesity is a 3-D educational display that uses hand-painted models to explain health risks associated with obesity.Supporting text describes each model.

$16.83

This pair of 4 in. fitness dice is a Nasco Nutrition teaching resource for weight management, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle education.The fitness dice combine exercise directions with la...

$19.00

Book Weight Mgmt StrategyWeight Management Strategies Book, 53 pages.

$20.00

Fat Replica - 1 OunceFat Replica - 1 Ounce is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating body fat size, volume, and density concepts.1-oz. Fat Replica.

$56.00

1 oz Muscle ReplicaThis visual teaching model represents 1 oz of muscle for demonstrations of muscle size, volume, and density.

$80.95

Tablet Portion Distort EngPortion Puzzles Tablet uses outlined puzzle-piece shapes to make recommended serving sizes easier to visualize.It includes common meals, snacks, beverages, and desserts wi...

$29.00

Tablet Portion PuzzlePortion Puzzles Tablet uses outlined puzzle-piece shapes to make recommended serving sizes easier to visualize.It includes common meals, snacks, beverages, and desserts with ti...

$75.00

Replica Fat 1Lb On BaseReplica Fat 1Lb On Base is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating body fat size, volume, and density concepts.1-lb. Fat Replica on Base.

$75.00

Replica Muscle 1LbReplica Muscle 1Lb is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating muscle size, volume, and density concepts.1-lb. Muscle Replica.

$86.00

Replica Fat 3-D 1LbReplica Fat 3-D 1Lb is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating body fat size, volume, and density concepts.1-lb. Fat Replica.

$91.00

Nutrition Weight Guide – Pack of 50This guide shows how to eat a nutritionally sound diet while making lower-calorie choices.Pack of 50.

$127.00

This visual Nasco Nutrition teaching set supports comparison of body fat and muscle size, volume, and density concepts.Includes one 1-lb Fat Replica and one 1-lb Muscle Replica.

$461.95

Limited Intake Diet KitThe Nasco Limited-Intake Kit demonstrates commonly eaten high-protein foods for nutrition education.It works well with gastric bypass patients or others following special-int...

Fat Roll Set with 1 lb and 5 lb fat rolls

$186.95

Fat Roll Set – 1 lb and 5 lb Fat RollsLife/form® Fat Rolls are visual teaching models designed to demonstrate the approximate weight and volume of body fat.The flexible rolls can wrap around the ar...

$204.00

Replica Muscle Enhanced 5#Replica Muscle Enhanced 5# is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating muscle size, volume, and density concepts.5-lb. Enhanced Muscle Replica.

$206.00

Replica Fat 5LbReplica Fat 5Lb is a visual Nasco Nutrition teaching model for demonstrating body fat size, volume, and density concepts.5-lb. Fat Replica.

$908.95

Nasco High-Fat… Low-Fat Choices Flip ChartThis interactive flip chart compares the fat and calorie content of a given food with a suggested alternative. Magnetic fat pats and lift-up flaps support ...

$29.00

Tablet Physical ActivityThe Physical Activity Tablet explains why physical activity is important, highlights the four different types of physical activity, and more.

$32.00

Bariatric PlateThis segmented health plate is designed for the post-bariatric-surgery patient. Made of melamine.

$110.00

How Much Sugar & Caffeine? Test Tube DisplayThis display uses test tubes to show sugar and caffeine levels in popular drink choices. Examples include energy drinks, Mountain Dew®, enhanced wate...

Portion Distortion nutrition education vinyl banner with stand

$836.95

Portion Distortion Vinyl Banner and StandThis nutrition education banner compares the portion size of a meal typically served by a restaurant with the recommended portion size of the same meal. It ...