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Local teens honored by Glamour magazine

Originally published: December 24, 2011 7:02 PM
Updated: December 25, 2011 1:01 PM
By Erin Geismar  erin.geismar@newsday.com

Liana Rosenman, of Commack, and Kristina Saffran, of

Photo credit: Erin Geismar | Liana Rosenman, of Commack, and Kristina Saffran, of Douglaston, founded Project HEAL to help people with eating disorders in 2008.

Liana Rosenman thought the worst was behind her.

At 16, she had already been diagnosed with and treated for anorexia, relapsed and hospitalized again. The second time around, she was on suicide watch for three days after throwing a tantrum when her parents took away the measuring cup she used to monitor her food intake.

Back in school and committed to her health, Rosenman realized just...

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