每年的7月6日为国际接吻日，又名国际亲吻节(International Kissing Day)。这个节日首先由英国人发起，二十年前得到联合国的批准。每年的这一天许多城市都举行各种接吻比赛，参加比赛的男女有机会赢得各种奖品和礼品。成为一道温馨的风景线。古罗马诗人说：接吻是夏季开满鲜花的草场；莎士比亚说：接吻是爱的封印。你今天最想吻谁？接吻不仅可以增进感情，而且对你的身体健康也有帮助，我们一起来看一下接吻的10个好处吧！

1. Those who kiss their partner goodbye each morning live five years longer than those who don't.

每天早上和伴侣吻别的人能比其他人多活五年。

2. Kissing is great for self-esteem as it makes you feel appreciated.

接吻能让你感觉被人欣赏，从而帮你变得自信。

3. Kissing burns calories, 2-3 calories a minute and can double your metabolic rate. Research claims that three passionate kisses a day (at least lasting 20 seconds each) will cause you to loose an entire extra pound! It's time to start that kissing diet!

接吻可以燃烧脂肪，接吻一分钟会消耗2-3卡路里的热量，并且可以让你的新陈代谢速率加倍。科学家指出，每天吻3次，每次持续至少20秒，就可以减去一磅的赘肉。

4. Kissing is a known stress-reliever. Passionate kissing relieves tension, reduces negative energy and produces a sense of well being, lowering your cortisol 'stress' hormone.

接吻可以减轻压力。激情热吻可以缓解紧张、减少负能量、并能制造幸福感。

5. Kissing uses 30 facial muscles and it helps keep the facial muscles tight, preventing baggy cheeks! The tension in the muscles caused by a passionate kiss helps smooth the skin and increases the circulation.

接吻时会用到30块面部肌肉，从而会帮助面部肌肉保持紧实、促进血液循环，令皮肤更光滑。

6. Kissing is good for the heart, as it creates an adrenaline which causes your heart to pump more blood around your body.

接吻对心脏健康有益，接吻时产生的肾上腺素可以加强心脏运动，给你的身体多供些血。

7. Frequent kissing has scientifically been proven to stabilize cardiovascular activity, decrease blood pressure and cholesterol.

经常接吻可以使你的心血管运动更加平稳，减少患高血压和高胆固醇的几率。

8. Those who kiss quite frequently are less likely to suffer from stomach, bladder and blood infections. During a kiss, natural antibiotics are secreted in the saliva. Also, the saliva contains a type of anesthetic that helps relieve pain.

经常接吻可以降低胃部、膀胱和血液被感染的几率。接吻时，唾液中会分泌一种天然的抗生素，另外，唾液中还含有一种可以减轻疼痛感的麻醉物。

9. Kissing reduces anxiety and stops the 'noise' in your mind. It increases the levels of oxytocin, an extremely calming hormone that produces a feeling of peace.

接吻可以减轻焦虑感，接吻时脑部会增加催产素的分泌，这种被称为自然镇定剂的化学物可以让你的心情平静下来。

10. The endorphins produced by kissing are 200 times more powerful than morphine.

接吻时脑部会分泌多巴酚，这种药物可以让你精神集中，精力充沛，其作用是吗啡的200倍。