Rediscovering Our Natural Diet: The Cow Path to Humanity

In an age when food choices affect health, society, and the environment, people still debate 7 whether humans are naturally and biologically meat-eaters or plant-eaters. This review 8 examines the Burmese book translated as Dog Path versus Cow Path, written by Monk 9 Ukkaṭṭha (1897–1978). The author explores this dilemma by comparing dogs (carnivores) 10 and cows (herbivores). He argues that human are naturally plant-eaters. The book also 11 links diet to ethical qualities such as compassion, kindness, and non-violence. Moreover, 12 Monk Ukkaṭṭha claims that a vegetarian diet supports both personal health benefit and 13 societal wellbeing. The book links diet with ethical qualities such as compassion, kindness, 14 and non-violence, and contends that a vegetarian diet supports both personal health and 15 societal well-being. This review summarizes the book for international readers interested 16 in ethical living and the biological foundations of human diet.