Days of extremely high temperatures and elevated heatstroke risk are continuing.

Against that backdrop, here is a photo at a worksite operated by major construction company TODA CORPORATION.

If you look closely, workers are holding bananas and salt in their hands. This is something being adopted as a “food-based heatstroke measure.”

In fact, this salt banana was devised by a doctor in Yamanashi.

It is simply a banana with salt sprinkled on it. “Salt banana” is drawing attention as a food-based measure against heatstroke.