What Causes Toenails to Thicken? Any alteration to the nail plate, nail bed, or root of the nail can result in thickening. This damage may be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause. We can add thickened toenails to the list of changes that occur with age.
Calories and Cholesterol. An average slice of commercially prepared pecan pie weighs 133 g, or nearly 5 oz., and it contains 541 calories. Pecan pie contains cholesterol from animal-derived ingredients such as milk and eggs, and a slice has 56 mg cholesterol.
A 1-ounce serving equals about 23 whole almonds, 14 walnut halves or 18 pecan halves. Their calorie contents range from 163 in almonds to 196 in pecans, with walnuts in the middle at 185 calories. Almonds have 6 grams of protein in 1 ounce, compared to 3 grams in pecans and 4 grams in walnuts. They all have 2 to 3 grams of dietary fiber, providing an average of 8 percent of the recommended daily intake in a 1-ounce serving.