Scientific evidence of starvation has been extracted from the teeth of people who died in the Great Famine in 19th century Ireland.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/teeth-irish-famine-victims-reveal-scientific-markers-starvation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/starvation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/famine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ireland
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/history
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy