India, Oct. 27 -- During grocery shopping, you may have noticed that, with people becoming more health-conscious, packaged foods now come with labels such as '100 % pure' or 'no palm oil.'ALSO READ: Should you eat slightly burned or charred food? Oncologist reveals what is safe

As someone who is trying to eat healthy, these labels may reassure you and make you believe the product is healthier than other alternatives. But should you really go by face value? Experts weighed in on why nutritional literacy is required for people to make informed dietary choices.

You need to be more discerning, exercising judicious scrutiny, instead of picking products off supermarket shelves solely on the basis of the claims printed on their packaging.

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