My pints of blueberries donât weight 16 ounces!â. A dry pint is not a measurement of weightâit is volume, as in cubic inches. (A liquid pint, as in a pint of cream, gives you fluid ounces). A pint of feathers takes up the same amount of space as a dry pint of marbles, but they certainly donât weight the same!
1 Liver disease can damage nails. 2  Thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may cause brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis). 3  Severe illness or surgery may cause horizontal depressions in the nails (Beau's lines).
Most cases of brittle, splitting and peeling nails aren't due to a vitamin deficiency. Onychoschizia, the medical term for splitting nails, affects more women than men and typically results from excessive exposure to water or harsh, drying chemicals, such as nail polish remover and dish detergents.