Michael Roizen, M.D. YouBeauty Founder replied almost 2 years ago:
Answer... quickie--no benefit we can find from organic versus synthetic multi's---and we YOU Docs do take half of one in the morning and half in the evening as an insurance policy against an imperfect diet (you urinate out the water soluble components in 12-16 hours which is why to take half in am and half in pm). We also take 900 mg of DHA with it to keep us smart enough to answer tough questions like this one.
Women in pregnancy potential years (12-50) should (IOHO) always take a multi with DHA and should take every day unless celibate as decreases Autism and autism spectrum disorder risk by more than 40% plus a raft of other birth defects if taken 3 months before you become pregnant.
So we you docs conclude that evolving evidence of a Multivitamin suggests benefits to preventing birth defects and to slowing aging and maintaining vitality, particularly in specific cases of high risk or confirmed vitamin deficiencies. Even still, a healthy diet is the most practical and important way to prevent micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies. A Multi can be (and should be we believe) an insurance policy against an imperfect diet. Young Dr Mike of the YOUDOCs
