Nutrition & Disease

A Day’s Worth of Fat™

Containing simulated blood and 100 grams of “fat”, this heart-shaped bottle shows the approximate amount of fat a person consumes in a day on a 2,200 calorie diet with 40% fat. Creates awareness of the dangers of a high-fat diet. 3&#... More.

4-Piece Artery Model

Age 11 and up. This four-stage cross section of an artery demonstrates atherosclerosis, in which the narrowing of the artery is due to a build up of fatty tissue (cholesterol) and plaque. The four stages include: normal artery, fatty streak, ... More.

Deluxe Occluded Artery Model

Demonstrating the benefits of a healthy cholesterol level and the deadly effects of high cholesterol, this model will leave an impression that lectures and books cannot. The model’s two tubes represent a normal artery and an artery constricted by ... More.

Type 2 Diabetes Models

Age 10 and up. Educate students about Type 2 Diabetes with these models. the included education card illustrates effects associated with Type 2 Diabetes, including stroke, non-inflammatory disease of the retina, hypertensive heart disease, ha... More.

Nasco’s Heart Disease Teaching Kit

By Betty Wedman-St. Louis, PhD, RD, LD. Declare war on cholesterol and high triglycerides. Motivate people to reduce their cholesterol and triglycerides through eating less fatty foods. Graphics illustrate the cholesterol content in many food... More.

Nasco’s Artery Section with Blockage Model

Life/form® model depicting various stages of plaque build-up on artery walls. 6-1/4" x 3-1/4". More.

Blood Triglycerides Packet

The four blood viscosity samples represent the exaggerated differences seen by the laboratory technician when analyzing blood serum for lipid and glucose concentrations. This teaching tool is designed to help motivate individuals to make dietary changes... More.

Bone Model Set

Use this bone model set to illustrate the difference between healthy bones and bones affected by osteoporosis. Shows the effects on bone strength and durability. Set of two 5-3/4" x 4-1/4" models; one normal bone and one with osteoporosis. More.

Cholesterol Flip Chart

Explain the facts about good and bad cholesterol, and about the health risks involved when cholesterol levels get too high, with this 6-panel flip chart. Measures 12" x 17". Ideal for patient education and health screenings. Flip chart featu... More.

Loss of a Bone

Visually demonstrate the effects of osteoporosis with this three-dimensional display of three bones: one normal, one dying from slow degeneration, and one broken. This model helps students understand why bones become weak, brittle, and then break. T... More.