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Published: July 29, 2008
Digestive mix, Muscle Milk claims unsupported
By Charles Stuart Platkin
Are the marketing claims true? Are they calorie bargains or calorie rip-offs? That's the ongoing question with claims on food packages proliferating and food manufacturers looking for any angle to increase sales. Here are the results of two of my latest investigations.

• Product: Planters NUT-rition Digestive Health Mix.

• Claims: " Keeping it running smoothly gets a little easier with our fiber-filled Dig...

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