We all enjoy a really good kiss, but did you
know that locking lips with someone makes
you live longer, helps prevent tooth decay
and burns calories?
Apart from the obvious bacteria swapping
and reducing stress levels, it turns out there
is plenty more to know about a good snog
with your partner, lover, or whoever else you
happen to be swapping saliva with.
Author David Wolfe has produced a video on
the 11 thinks you never knew about kissing,
and these are the surprising facts, captured
UK’s The Sun.
1. It increases life expectancy
Men who kiss their wives in the morning live
five years longer than men who don’t.
2. It prevents tooth decay
Kissing increases the mouth’s production of
saliva, which helps to clean the mouth and
prevent tooth decay.
3. We swap more than just germs
We swap an average of 9ml of water, 0.7mg
of protein, 0.18mg of organic compounds,
0.71mg of different fats and 0.45mg of
sodium chloride when we lock lips.
4. But there are still A LOT of germs
involved
One millilitre of saliva contains about
100,000,000 bacteria.
5. It actually burns calories – get kissing,
ladies
Couples can burn anywhere between 2 and
26 calories per minute while kissing and can
use up to 30 muscles.
6. We do a lot of it
The average person will spend an estimated
20,160 minutes of their lifetime kissing.
That’s 336 hours, or 14 whole days.
7. Some more than others, it seems
The longest kiss ever recorded was 58
hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds – nearly
two and a half days.
8. Our brains know how to find our lovers
lips
Sixty-six per cent of people close their eyes
during a kiss. Our brains have special
neurons that help us to locate each other’s
lips in the dark.
9. It can stop us falling ill
There is some evidence, from past studies,
to suggest that kissing provides us a means
of protecting ourselves from certain viruses.
10. It’s more than just fun – it’s stress
relieving
Holding hands and kissing reduces levels of
the stress hormone cortisol, thereby
lowering blood pressure and optimising
immune response
11. There’s a scientific reason for why we
want more
When you kiss someone for the first time
you get a spike in dopamine, which makes
you crave more.
know that locking lips with someone makes
you live longer, helps prevent tooth decay
and burns calories?
Apart from the obvious bacteria swapping
and reducing stress levels, it turns out there
is plenty more to know about a good snog
with your partner, lover, or whoever else you
happen to be swapping saliva with.
Author David Wolfe has produced a video on
the 11 thinks you never knew about kissing,
and these are the surprising facts, captured
UK’s The Sun.
1. It increases life expectancy
Men who kiss their wives in the morning live
five years longer than men who don’t.
2. It prevents tooth decay
Kissing increases the mouth’s production of
saliva, which helps to clean the mouth and
prevent tooth decay.
3. We swap more than just germs
We swap an average of 9ml of water, 0.7mg
of protein, 0.18mg of organic compounds,
0.71mg of different fats and 0.45mg of
sodium chloride when we lock lips.
4. But there are still A LOT of germs
involved
One millilitre of saliva contains about
100,000,000 bacteria.
5. It actually burns calories – get kissing,
ladies
Couples can burn anywhere between 2 and
26 calories per minute while kissing and can
use up to 30 muscles.
6. We do a lot of it
The average person will spend an estimated
20,160 minutes of their lifetime kissing.
That’s 336 hours, or 14 whole days.
7. Some more than others, it seems
The longest kiss ever recorded was 58
hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds – nearly
two and a half days.
8. Our brains know how to find our lovers
lips
Sixty-six per cent of people close their eyes
during a kiss. Our brains have special
neurons that help us to locate each other’s
lips in the dark.
9. It can stop us falling ill
There is some evidence, from past studies,
to suggest that kissing provides us a means
of protecting ourselves from certain viruses.
10. It’s more than just fun – it’s stress
relieving
Holding hands and kissing reduces levels of
the stress hormone cortisol, thereby
lowering blood pressure and optimising
immune response
11. There’s a scientific reason for why we
want more
When you kiss someone for the first time
you get a spike in dopamine, which makes
you crave more.
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