Editing Hug (section)

==Health benefits==
Hugging has been proven to have health benefits. One study has even shown that hugs increase levels of [[oxytocin]] and reduce [[blood pressure]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4131508.stm| title = How hugs can aid women's hearts| access-date = 2008-11-28| date = August 8, 2005| publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002 |pmid=15740822 |title=More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women |journal=Biological Psychology |volume=69 |issue=1 |pages=5–21 |year=2005 |last1=Light |first1=Kathleen C. |last2=Grewen |first2=Karen M. |last3=Amico |first3=Janet A. |s2cid=8570586 }}</ref> Research indicates that a 20-second-or-longer hug releases oxytocin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Colino |first=Stacey |date=Feb 3, 2016 |title=The Health Benefits of Hugging |url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> Hugging can also buffer against the release of the stress hormone [[cortisol]] if a romantic partner hug is shared before a stressful situation. However, this effect was only observed for women and not for men.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berretz |first1=Gesa |last2=Cebula |first2=Chantal |last3=Wortelmann |first3=Blanca Maria |last4=Papadopoulou |first4=Panagiota |last5=Wolf |first5=Oliver T. |last6=Ocklenburg |first6=Sebastian |last7=Packheiser |first7=Julian |title=Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men |journal=PLOS ONE |date=18 May 2022 |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=e0266887 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0266887 |pmid=35584124 |pmc=9116618 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1766887B |language=en |issn=1932-6203|doi-access=free }}</ref>